Investigation on the spring-in phenomenon of carbon nanofiber-glass fiber/polyester composites manufactured with vacuum assisted resin transfer molding

Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing

Volumn 39, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 834-842

  Hsiao, Kuang Ting ^a   Gangireddy, Sudhir ^a  

^a University of South Alabama   (United States)

Author keywords

A. Nano structures; B. Residual internal stress; C. Analytical modeling; E. Resin transfer molding (RTM)

Indexed keywords

CROSSLINKING; RESIDUAL STRESSES; RESIN TRANSFER MOLDING; THERMAL EXPANSION;

ANALYTICAL MODELING; DIMENSIONAL TOLERANCE CONTROL; INTERNAL STRESS;

NANOSTRUCTURES;

EID: 41949141014     PISSN: 1359835X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compositesa.2008.01.015     Document Type: Article

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