Modelling of isothermal consolidation in glass-polypropylene commingled composite

Plastics, Rubber and Composites

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 47-56

  Garcia Gil, R ^a   Long, A C ^a   Clifford, M J ^a   Harrison, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENDING STRENGTH; COMPACTION; FABRICS; GLASS; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMPREGNATION; LAMINATES; MICROSTRUCTURE; POLYPROPYLENES; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; THERMOFORMING; VOLUME FRACTION;

CONSOLIDATION PRESSURE; ISOTHERMAL CONSOLIDATION;

COMPOSITE MATERIALS;

EID: 1442307362     PISSN: 14658011     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/146580103225009031     Document Type: Conference Paper

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