Modeling and evaluation of the filling stage of injection/compression moulding

Composites Science and Technology

Volumn 63, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 1359-1375

  Bickerton, S ^a   Abdullah, M Z ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

C. Deformation; C. Stress relaxation; E. Resin transfer moulding (RTM); Injection compression moulding (I CM)

Indexed keywords

INJECTION MOLDING; PLASTIC DEFORMATION; RESIN TRANSFER MOLDING; STRESS RELAXATION; VISCOELASTICITY;

VISCOELASTIC DEFORMATION;

REINFORCED PLASTICS;

COMPOSITE; DEFORMATION; FLOW MODELING; INJECTION MOLDING;

EID: 0038345682     PISSN: 02663538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0266-3538(03)00022-8     Document Type: Article

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