Production of powder-coated towpregs and composites

Journal of Thermoplastic Composite Materials

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 231-248

  Nunes, J P ^a   Silva, J F ^b   Marques, A T ^c   Crainic, N ^d   Cabral Fonseca, S ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINHO   (Portugal)

^b INSTITUTO SUPERIOR DE ENGENHARIA DO PORTO   (Portugal)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^d POLITEHNICA UNIVERSITY OF TIMISOARA   (Romania)

^e NATIONAL LABORATORY FOR CIVIL ENGINEERING   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Compression molding; Glass fiber; Long fiber composites; Mechanical properties; Polypropylene; Powder coating process; Reinforced thermoplastics; Towpregs

Indexed keywords

ADHESION; COMPRESSION MOLDING; ELASTIC MODULI; LAMINATED COMPOSITES; LAMINATING; POLYPROPYLENES; POWDER COATINGS; TENSILE STRENGTH; TENSILE TESTING; WEIBULL DISTRIBUTION;

TOWPREGS;

GLASS FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS;

EID: 0038679542     PISSN: 08927057     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0892705703016003003     Document Type: Article

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