Stamp forming of carbon fibre/PA12 composites - A comparison of a reactive impregnation process and a commingled yarn system

Composites Science and Technology

Volumn 66, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 19-35

  Wakeman, M D ^a   Zingraff, L ^a   Bourban, P E ^a   Månson, Jan Anders E ^a   Blanchard, P ^b  

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

^b FORD MOTOR COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

A: Fabrics textiles; A: Polymer matrix composites (PMCs); Compression moulding; E: Resin transfer moulding (RTM)

Indexed keywords

COMPRESSION MOLDING; IMPREGNATION; INJECTION MOLDING; PLASTICS FORMING; POLYAMIDES; POLYMERIZATION; RESIN TRANSFER MOLDING; THERMAL CYCLING; THERMAL EFFECTS; THERMOPLASTICS; YARN;

POLYMER MATRIX COMPOSITES (PMCS); REACTIVE IMPREGNATION PROCESS; STAMP FORMING;

CARBON FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS;

CARBON FIBER; COMMINGLING; FIBER REINFORCED COMPOSITE; IMPREGNATING; SYNTHETIC POLYAMIDE;

EID: 27844453255     PISSN: 02663538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compscitech.2005.06.001     Document Type: Article

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