Experimental investigation of high fiber tow count fabric unsaturation during RTM

Composites Science and Technology

Volumn 66, Issue 7-8, 2006, Pages 976-982

  Gourichon, B ^a   Binetruy, C ^a   Krawczak, P ^a  

^a ECOLE DES MINES DE DOUAI   (France)

Author keywords

Manufacturing; Resin transfer molding; Saturation; Void

Indexed keywords

AUTOMOBILE MANUFACTURE; IMPREGNATION; KINETIC THEORY; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; PRESSURE EFFECTS; RESIN TRANSFER MOLDING;

AIR ENTRAPMENT KINETICS; HIGH FIBER TOW COUNT FABRIC; MECHANICAL SOFTENING;

AUTOMOBILE FABRICS;

COMPOSITE; IMPREGNATING; PREFORM; RESIN TRANSFER MOLDING; TOW;

EID: 33644919132     PISSN: 02663538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compscitech.2005.07.032     Document Type: Article

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