Lubricated compression of BMC, a concentrated and fibre-reinforced granular polymer suspension

Rheologica Acta

Volumn 47, Issue 5-6, 2008, Pages 677-688

  Orgéas, Laurent ^a   Dumont, Pierre J J ^b   Le, Thai Hung ^a   Favier, Denis ^a  

^a UNIV GRENOBLE ALPES   (France)

^b Laboratory of Pulp and Paper Industry LGP2 UMR CNRS 5518   (France)

Author keywords

BMC; Compression rheometer; Fibre reinforced granular suspension; Polymer composites

Indexed keywords

COMPRESSION TESTING; FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS; INJECTION MOLDING; POLYDISPERSITY; RHEOLOGY; SHEET MOLDING COMPOUNDS; STRAIN RATE; THERMOSETS;

EID: 46549088639     PISSN: 00354511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00397-008-0276-1     Document Type: Conference Paper

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