X-ray-cured carbon-fiber composites for vehicle use

Radiation Physics and Chemistry

Volumn 78, Issue 7-8, 2009, Pages 531-534

  Herer, Arnold ^a   Galloway, Richard A ^a   Cleland, Marshall R ^a   Berejka, Anthony J ^b   Montoney, Daniel ^c   Dispenza, Dan ^d   Driscoll, Mark ^e  

^a IBA Industrial Inc   (United States)

^b Ionicorp+   (United States)

^c Strathmore Products   (United States)

^d Nordan Composite Technologies   (United States)

^e STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Carbon fiber composites; Modified epoxy acrylates; X ray curing

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL TECHNIQUES; CARBON FIBER COMPOSITE; CARBON FIBER REINFORCED COMPOSITE; CARBON-FIBER COMPOSITES; CLASS A; CURING PROCESS; FIBER REINFORCEMENT; FIBER WETTING; FUNCTIONAL PROPERTIES; GLOSS SURFACES; HEAT DISTORTION; HIGH ENERGY; HIGH-CURRENT; LOW DOSE; LOW VISCOSITY; LOW-TEMPERATURE PROCESS; MATRIX MATERIALS; MATRIX SYSTEMS; MODIFIED EPOXY; MODIFIED EPOXY ACRYLATES; MOLD WALLS; RESIDUAL INTERNAL STRESS; THERMO-CHEMICAL; VACUUM ASSISTED RESIN TRANSFER MOLDING; VACUUM BAGGING; VEHICLE COMPONENTS; X-RAY CURING; X-RAY EXPOSURE;

AUTOMOBILE PARTS AND EQUIPMENT; CARBON FIBERS; CURING; ELECTRON BEAMS; FIBERS; HEAT RESISTANCE; IMPACT RESISTANCE; MOLDS; RESIN TRANSFER MOLDING; RESINS; SALTS; VACUUM; VACUUM APPLICATIONS; X RAYS;

EPOXY RESINS;

ACRYLIC ACID; CARBON FIBER; EPOXIDE;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL REACTION; ELECTRON BEAM; MOTOR VEHICLE; POLYMERIZATION; RADIATION DOSE; SURFACE PROPERTY; THERMAL ANALYSIS; VISCOSITY; X RAY;

EID: 67349124840     PISSN: 0969806X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.radphyschem.2009.03.047     Document Type: Article

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