Void formation and transport during SMC manufacturing: Effect of the glass fiber sizing

Polymer Composites

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 289-298

  Comte, E ^a   Merhi, D ^a   Michaud, V ^a   Manson J A E ^a  

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLOW OF FLUIDS; GLASS FIBERS; INTERFACIAL ENERGY; MIXING;

AIR ENTRAPMENT; BUNDLE IMPREGNATION; FIBER SURFACE ENERGY; VOID CONTENT;

SHEET MOLDING COMPOUNDS;

EID: 33744806378     PISSN: 02728397     EISSN: 15480569     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pc.20193     Document Type: Article

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