Contrast enhancement in visualisation of woven composite architecture using a MicroCT Scanner. Part 2: Tow and preform coatings

Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing

Volumn 40, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 1870-1879

  Djukic, Luke P ^a   Herszberg, Israel ^b   Walsh, William R ^a   Schoeppner, Gregory A ^c   Gangadhara Prusty, B ^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 (PMC's); B. Microstructures; Micro Computed Tomography

Indexed keywords

A. FABRICS/TEXTILES; A. POLYMER MATRIX COMPOSITES (PMC'S); CARBON-FIBRE COMPOSITE; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CONTRAST-ENHANCED; FABRIC COATING; FABRICS/TEXTILES; MICRO CT; MICROCOMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; MICROCT SCANNERS; MULTIPLE LEVELS; NONDESTRUCTIVE METHODS; THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODEL; THREE-DIMENSIONAL RECONSTRUCTION; VISUALISATION; WOVEN COMPOSITE;

FABRICS; IODINE; MICROSTRUCTURE; PLASTIC COATINGS; POLYMER MATRIX COMPOSITES; PREFORMING; RESINS; SANDWICH STRUCTURES; SCANNING; THREE DIMENSIONAL; TOMOGRAPHY; VISUALIZATION; WEAVING;

COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY;

EID: 71649088113     PISSN: 1359835X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compositesa.2009.04.002     Document Type: Article

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