Influence of drapability by using stitching technology to reduce fabric deformation and shear during thermoforming

Composites Science and Technology

Volumn 67, Issue 15-16, 2007, Pages 3386-3393

  Molnar P ^a   Ogale, A ^a   Lahr, R ^a   Mitschang, P ^a  

^a INSTITUT FÜR VERBUNDWERKSTOFFE GMBH   (Germany)

Author keywords

A: Preform; A: TPC; B: Shear deformation; E: Sewing; E: Thermoforming

Indexed keywords

IMPREGNATION; PHOTOGRAPHY; PREFORMING; SHEAR DEFORMATION; SHEAR STRENGTH; THERMOFORMING; THERMOPLASTICS;

FABRIC SHEARING; HEMISPHERICAL GEOMETRY; PHOTOGRAPHIC ANALYSIS;

FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS;

DEFORMATION; LAMINATE; SHEAR PROPERTY; STITCH; WOVEN FABRIC;

EID: 35248832521     PISSN: 02663538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compscitech.2007.03.022     Document Type: Article

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