Prepreg characteristics and processing: Influence of glass and carbon fabric reinforcements

Journal of Advanced Materials

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 8-15

  Gilbert, Eric N ^a   Hayes, Brian S ^a   Seferis, James C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON FIBERS; CURING; GLASS FIBERS; LAMINATES; POLYETHERIMIDES; VISCOSITY;

PREPEG RESINS;

REINFORCED PLASTICS;

EID: 0036795321     PISSN: 10709789     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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