Development of spring-in angle during cure of a thermosetting composite

Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing

Volumn 36, Issue 12, 2005, Pages 1700-1706

  Ersoy, Nuri ^a   Potter, Kevin ^a   Wisnom, Michael R ^a   Clegg, Martin J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b QINETIQ   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

A. Thermosetting resin; B. Cure behaviour; B. Residual stress; Spring in

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; CURING; PREFORMING; QUENCHING; REACTION KINETICS; RESIDUAL STRESSES; THERMAL EXPANSION; THERMOSETS;

CURE BEHAVIOR; CURE QUENCH TECHNIQUE; SPRING IN; THERMOSETTING COMPOSITES;

COMPOSITE MATERIALS;

EID: 26444435336     PISSN: 1359835X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compositesa.2005.02.013     Document Type: Article

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