Characterisation of glass fibres used in automotive industry for SMC body panels

Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing

Volumn 37, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 1536-1544

  Feuillade, V ^a   Bergeret, A ^a   Quantin, J C ^a   Crespy, A ^b  

^a ECOLE DES MINES D ALÈS   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE TOULON   (France)

Author keywords

A. Glass fibres; A. Moulding compounds

Indexed keywords

ANTISTATIC AGENTS; AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY; INTERFACIAL ENERGY; MOLDING;

FILM FORMERS; MOULDING COMPOUNDS; SURFACE QUALITY;

GLASS FIBERS;

EID: 33748757637     PISSN: 1359835X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compositesa.2005.11.010     Document Type: Article

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