Investigation of the dimensional stability of carbon epoxy cylinders manufactured by resin transfer moulding

Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 116-124

  Khoun, Loleï ^a   Hubert, Pascal ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

B. Residual stress; B. Thermomechanical; C. Finite element analysis (FEA); Tool part interaction

Indexed keywords

ANGLE VARIATION; CARBON-EPOXY CYLINDERS; CHEMICAL SHRINKAGE; COEFFICIENT OF THERMAL EXPANSION; COMPOSITE PARTS; CONTACT INTERACTION; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; HEAT TRANSFER ANALYSIS; PROCESSING PROPERTIES; RESIN TRANSFER MOULDING; STRUCTURAL COMPONENT; THERMO-MECHANICAL; THREE DIMENSIONAL FINITE ELEMENTS; TIGHT TOLERANCES; TOOL-PART INTERACTION;

COMPUTER SOFTWARE; CONSTITUTIVE MODELS; DIMENSIONAL STABILITY; EPOXY RESINS; MOLDING; RESIDUAL STRESSES; RESIN TRANSFER MOLDING; RESINS; SHRINKAGE; STRESS ANALYSIS; STRUCTURE (COMPOSITION); THERMAL EXPANSION; THERMOMECHANICAL TREATMENT; THREE DIMENSIONAL;

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD;

EID: 71549160798     PISSN: 1359835X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compositesa.2009.06.014     Document Type: Article

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