Batch fabrication of fiber-reinforced elastomer prepreg

Journal of Advanced Materials

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 3-9

  Peel, Larry D ^a   Jensen, David W ^a   Suzumori, Koichi ^b  

^a BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b TOSHIBA CORPORATION   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADHESION; COTTON FIBERS; ELASTOMERS; GLASS FIBERS; TENSILE TESTING; VOLUME FRACTION;

FIBER REINFORCED ELASTOMERIC (FRE) MATERIALS;

FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS;

EID: 11744262267     PISSN: 10709789     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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