Behaviour of a moulded composite part: Modelling of dilatometric curve (constant pressure) or pressure (constant volume) with temperature and conversion degree gradients

Composites Science and Technology

Volumn 67, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 943-954

  Boyard, N ^a   Millischer, A ^a   Sobotka, V ^a   Bailleul, J L ^a   Delaunay, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE NANTES   (France)

Author keywords

A. Short fibre composites; B. Curing; B. Modelling; E. Injection moulding

Indexed keywords

CROSSLINKING; CURING; INJECTION MOLDING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; RESIDUAL STRESSES; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY;

BULK MOULDING COMPOUND; CONVERSION DEGREE GRADIENTS; EXOTHERMAL REACTION; SHORT-FIBRE COMPOSITES;

THERMOSETS;

COMPOSITE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CROSS LINKING; INJECTION MOLDING; PRESSURE; STRESS; TEMPERATURE; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; THERMOSETTING PROPERTY;

EID: 33846505352     PISSN: 02663538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compscitech.2006.07.004     Document Type: Article

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