An experimental investigation of class A surface finish of composites made by the resin transfer molding process

Composites Science and Technology

Volumn 67, Issue 15-16, 2007, Pages 3176-3186

  Haider, Mohsan ^a   Hubert, Pascal ^a   Lessard, Larry ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

A. Polymer matrix composites (PMCs); B. Surface finish; C. Pressure variations; E. Resin transfer molding (RTM)

Indexed keywords

AUTOMOBILE INSTRUMENT PANELS; PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; PRESSURE SENSORS; RESIN TRANSFER MOLDING; SURFACE PROPERTIES; SURFACE ROUGHNESS;

PRESSURE VARIATION; PROCESS CYCLE TIMES; SURFACE FINISH;

POLYMER MATRIX COMPOSITES;

COMPOSITE PROPERTY; CURING; FINISHES; OPTIMIZATION; POLYESTER; PRESSURE; RESIN TRANSFER MOLDING; SHRINKAGE; SYNTHETIC RESIN;

EID: 35248830655     PISSN: 02663538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compscitech.2007.04.010     Document Type: Article

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