Fibre-bundling in a short-fibre composite: 1. Review of literature and development of a method for controlling the degree of bundling

Composites Science and Technology

Volumn 63, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 715-725

  Mulligan, D R ^a   Ogin, S L ^a   Smith, P A ^a   Wells, G M ^b   Worrall, C M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

^b Kobe Steel Europe Ltd   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

A.Polymer matrix composites; A.Short fibre composites; B.Microstructure; Fibre bundling

Indexed keywords

FIBERS; PHOTOGRAPHY; TOUGHNESS;

SHORT-FIBER COMPOSITES;

COMPOSITE MATERIALS;

COMPOSITE PROPERTY; FIBER BUNDLE; FIBER REINFORCED COMPOSITE; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 0037387364     PISSN: 02663538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0266-3538(02)00259-2     Document Type: Article

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