Contrast enhancement in visualisation of woven composite tow architecture using a MicroCT Scanner. Part 1: Fabric coating and resin additives

Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing

Volumn 40, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 553-565

  Djukic, Luke P ^a   Herszberg, Israel ^b   Walsh, William R ^a   Schoeppner, Gregory A ^c   Gangadhara Prusty, B ^a   Kelly, Don W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b Cooperative Research Centre for Advanced Composite Structures Ltd ^*  (Australia)

^c AIR FORCE RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

A. Fabrics textiles; A. Polymer matrix composites (PMCs); B. Microstructures; Micro Computed Tomography

Indexed keywords

A. FABRICS/TEXTILES; A. POLYMER MATRIX COMPOSITES (PMCS); B. MICROSTRUCTURES; CARBON FABRICS; CONTRAST AGENTS; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENTS; CONTRAST-ENHANCED; FABRIC COATINGS; GLASS FABRIC COMPOSITES; GLASS FABRICS; MICRO-COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; MICRO-CT; MICROCT SCANNERS; NON-DESTRUCTIVE INSPECTION METHODS; RESIN PARTICLES; THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELS; THREE-DIMENSIONAL RECONSTRUCTION; VISUALISATION; WOVEN COMPOSITES;

ADDITIVES; CARBON CARBON COMPOSITES; DIAGNOSTIC RADIOGRAPHY; FABRICS; GLASS; INSPECTION; IODINE; METALLIC MATRIX COMPOSITES; MICROSTRUCTURE; PLASTIC COATINGS; POLYMER MATRIX COMPOSITES; RESINS; SANDWICH STRUCTURES; SCANNING; THREE DIMENSIONAL; TOMOGRAPHY; VISUALIZATION; WEAVING;

COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY;

EID: 64849090206     PISSN: 1359835X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compositesa.2008.12.016     Document Type: Article

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