Fractal description of interlaminar contact development during thermoplastic composites processing

Journal of Reinforced Plastics and Composites

Volumn 20, Issue 7, 2001, Pages 536-546

  Yang, F ^a   Pitchumani, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

Author keywords

Fractal techniques; Intimate contact; Joining; Thermoplastic composites

Indexed keywords

ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; BONDING; FRACTALS; FUNCTIONS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; POLYETHER ETHER KETONES; PROFILOMETRY; SCANNING TUNNELING MICROSCOPY; SURFACE ROUGHNESS; THERMOPLASTICS;

FRACTAL GEOMETRY; FUSION BONDING; INTERLAMINAR INTIMATE CONTACT DEVELOPMENT; INTIMATE CONTACT PROCESS; NONCONTACT OPTICAL PROFILER; THERMOPLASTIC MATRIX COMPOSITES; WEIERSTRASS-MANDELBROT FUNCTION;

COMPOSITE MATERIALS;

EID: 0034969568     PISSN: 07316844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1106/DAEQ-L4HD-N45W-4MJR     Document Type: Article

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