Comparison of several closure approximations for evaluating the thermoelastic properties of an injection molded short-fiber composite

Composites Science and Technology

Volumn 67, Issue 7-8, 2007, Pages 1601-1610

  Dray, Delphine ^a   Gilormini, Pierre ^a   Régnier, Gilles ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

A. Short fiber composites; B. Thermoelastic properties; C. Elastic properties; C. Orientation tensors; E. Injection molding

Indexed keywords

GLASS FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS; HOMOGENIZATION METHOD; INJECTION MOLDING; POLYAMIDES; THERMAL EXPANSION; THERMOELASTICITY;

ORIENTATION TENSOR; POLYARYLAMIDE; SHORT-FIBER COMPOSITES;

POLYMER MATRIX COMPOSITES;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELASTIC PROPERTY; FIBER REINFORCED COMPOSITE; GLASS FIBER; INJECTION MOLDING; STIFFNESS; THERMAL EXPANSION;

EID: 33847748112     PISSN: 02663538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compscitech.2006.07.008     Document Type: Article

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