Measurement of void content and distribution in composite materials through digital microscopy

Journal of Composite Materials

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 101-112

  Paciornik, S ^a   D'almeida, J R M ^a  

^a PONTIFICAL CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Composite materials; Digital image analysis.; Microstructural characterization; Void fraction

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITE MATERIALS; COMPOSITE MICROMECHANICS; FILAMENT WINDING; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; OPTICAL MICROSCOPY; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; TITRATION; TWO PHASE FLOW;

AREA FRACTIONS; COEFFICIENT OF VARIATIONS; COMPLEX MICROSTRUCTURES; CONTOUR MAPS; DIGITAL IMAGE ANALYSIS.; DIGITAL MICROSCOPIES; GLOBAL VIEWS; MICROSCOPY TECHNIQUES; MICROSTRUCTURAL CHARACTERIZATION; MOSAIC IMAGES; OBJECT MEASUREMENTS; OPTICAL-; QUANTITATIVE EVALUATIONS; QUANTITATIVE MEASURES; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION OF; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTIONS; VOID CONTENTS; VOID DISTRIBUTIONS;

VOID FRACTION;

EID: 58149359213     PISSN: 00219983     EISSN: 1530793X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0021998308098234     Document Type: Article

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