Reduced fibre breakage in a glass-fibre reinforced thermoplastic through foaming

Composites Science and Technology

Volumn 65, Issue 14, 2005, Pages 2240-2249

  Zhang, G ^a   Thompson, M R ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

A. Glass fibres; A. Polymer matrix composite (PMCs); B. Microstructure; E. Injection moulding

Indexed keywords

BLOWING AGENTS; FOAMED PLASTICS; GLASS FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS; GLASS FIBERS; INJECTION MOLDING; PLASTICITY; POLYPROPYLENES; RESINS; RHEOLOGY; RHEOMETERS; TENSILE PROPERTIES; VISCOSITY;

FIBRE BREAKAGE; GLASS FIBRE REINFORCED THERMOPLASTIC; PSEUDOPLASTICITY; SHEAR VISCOSITY; TENSILE FRACTURE;

THERMOPLASTICS;

BREAKING; FIBER REINFORCED COMPOSITE; GLASS FIBER;

EID: 25444459407     PISSN: 02663538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compscitech.2005.04.050     Document Type: Article

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