Vibration welding air intake manifolds from reinforced nylon 66, nylon 6 and polypropylene

Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing

Volumn 35, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 1107-1116

  Bates, P J ^a   Mah, J C ^b,d   Zou, X P ^b,e   Wang, C Y ^b,f   Baylis, Bobbye ^c  

^a ROYAL MILITARY COLLEGE OF CANADA   (Canada)

^b QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c Siemens VDO Automotive   (Canada)

^d Decoma International   (Canada)

^e GE GLOBAL RESEARCH   (China)

^f ABC Plastics   (Canada)

Author keywords

A. Polymer matrix composites (PMCs); B. Strength; C. Finite element analysis (FEA); Vibration welding

Indexed keywords

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; MELTING; POLYPROPYLENES; SOLIDIFICATION; VIBRATIONS (MECHANICAL); WELDING;

AIR INTAKE MANIFOLD (AIM); POLYMER MATRIX COMPOSITES; TRANSVERSE WELDING; VIBRATION TESTING;

NYLON POLYMERS;

EID: 2942579342     PISSN: 1359835X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compositesa.2004.02.019     Document Type: Article

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