Effects of manufacturing variables on surface quality and distribution of melamine formaldehyde resin in paper laminates

Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 95-104

  Roberts, R J ^a   Evans, P D ^b  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

A. Thermosetting resin; B. Surface properties; E. Resin flow; Paper

Indexed keywords

COATINGS; IMPACT RESISTANCE; PAPER LAMINATES; POROUS MATERIALS; RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SURFACE PROPERTIES;

PROTECTIVE LAYERS; RESIN FLOW; THEMOSETTING RESIN; UREA FORMALDEHYDE (UF);

MELAMINE FORMALDEHYDE RESINS;

COATINGS; PAPER LAMINATES; POLYMELAMINES; POROUS MATERIALS; RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SURFACE PROPERTIES;

EID: 6444242774     PISSN: 1359835X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1359-835X(04)00127-7     Document Type: Article

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