Deconsolidation in glass mat thermoplastics: Influence of the initial fibre/matrix configuration

Composites Science and Technology

Volumn 65, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 1601-1608

  Wolfrath, J ^a   Michaud, V ^a   Månson, Jan Anders E ^a  

^a LABORATOIRE DE TECHNOLOGIE DES COMPOSITES ET POLYMÈRES LTC   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

A. Glass fibres; A. Polymer matrix composites (PMCs); B. Microstructure; B. Modelling; Deconsolidation

Indexed keywords

COMPRESSION TESTING; GLASS; HEATING; INFILTRATION; POLYPROPYLENES; REINFORCEMENT;

CONTENT MEASUREMENTS; GLASS MAT REINFORCED THERMOPLASTIC (GMT); REHEATING;

THERMOPLASTICS;

FIBER REINFORCED COMPOSITE; FIBER-MATRIX INTERFACE;

EID: 18844394290     PISSN: 02663538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compscitech.2005.02.001     Document Type: Article

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