Characterization of melded carbon fibre/epoxy laminates

Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing

Volumn 38, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 1860-1871

  Corbett, Tim ^a   Forrest, Mark ^a   Gac, Pierre Le ^b   Fox, Bronwyn L ^a  

^a DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE NANTES   (France)

Author keywords

A. Carbon fibre; A. Pre preg; B. Mechanical properties; E. Melding

Indexed keywords

FLEXURAL MODULUS; RESIN MATRIX; RESULTING JOINT; VISCOSITY VALUES;

CARBON FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS; COMPOSITE STRUCTURES; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CROSSLINKING; EPOXY RESINS; LAMINATES; SUPERCONDUCTING TRANSITION TEMPERATURE;

CARBON FIBERS;

EID: 34447324905     PISSN: 1359835X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compositesa.2007.04.007     Document Type: Article

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