Textile fiber-reinforced anionic polyamide-6 composites. Part I: The vacuum infusion process

Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 1-10

  Rijswijk, K van ^a   Teuwen, J J E ^a   Bersee, H E N ^a   Beukers, A ^a  

^a DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

A. Fabrics textiles; A. Thermoplastic resin; B. Fiber matrix bond; D. Mechanical testing

Indexed keywords

CAPILLARITY; CARBON FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS; COMPOSITE MATERIALS; FABRICS; FIBERS; LIQUIDS; MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MECHANICAL TESTING; METALLIC MATRIX COMPOSITES; POLYMER MELTS; POLYMERS; PROCESSING; REINFORCED PLASTICS; RESINS; TEXTILE PROCESSING; TEXTILES; THERMOPLASTICS; VACUUM;

A. FABRICS/TEXTILES; A. THERMOPLASTIC RESIN; B. FIBER/MATRIX BOND; BOND FORMATIONS; D. MECHANICAL TESTING; DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGIES; EXOTHERMIC HEATS; FIBER SURFACES; INTERFACIAL BONDINGS; MATRIX PROPERTIES; MELT PROCESSING; NUCLEATING AGENTS; PLANE PERMEABILITIES; THERMOPLASTIC COMPOSITES; TRANSPORT PHENOMENONS; VACUUM INFUSION PROCESSES;

POLYMER MATRIX COMPOSITES;

CAPILLARITY; CARBON FIBERS; MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; POLYAMIDES; REINFORCED PLASTIC; TEXTILE FIBERS; THERMOPLASTICS; VACUUM;

EID: 57749184325     PISSN: 1359835X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compositesa.2008.03.018     Document Type: Article

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