Characterisation of random carbon fibre composites from a directed fibre preforming process: The effect of tow filamentisation

Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 755-770

  Harper, L T ^a   Turner, T A ^a   Warrior, N A ^a   Rudd, C D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

A. Carbon fibre; A. Discontinuous reinforcement; B. Mechanical properties; E. Preform

Indexed keywords

COMPACTION; LAMINATES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OPTICAL MICROSCOPY; VOLUME FRACTION;

DISCONTINUOUS REINFORCEMENT; MORI TANAKA BASED MODEL;

CARBON FIBERS;

EID: 33845427835     PISSN: 1359835X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compositesa.2006.09.008     Document Type: Article

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