Effects of processing conditions on the impregnation of glass fibre mat in extrusion/calendering and film stacking operations

Composites Science and Technology

Volumn 63, Issue 15, 2003, Pages 2217-2222

  Ali, R ^a   Iannace, S ^a   Nicolais, L ^a  

^a Inst Compos Mat Technol NRC   (Italy)

Author keywords

A. Glass fibres; B. Mechanical properties; E. Extrusion; Film stacking

Indexed keywords

CALENDERING; EXTRUSION; GLASS FIBERS; ORGANIC POLYMERS; THERMAL EFFECTS; VISCOSITY;

FILM STACKING;

COMPOSITE MATERIALS;

CALENDERING; EXTRUSION; FIBER REINFORCED COMPOSITE; GLASS FIBER; IMPREGNATING; MECHANICAL PROPERTY;

EID: 0141707103     PISSN: 02663538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0266-3538(03)00175-1     Document Type: Article

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