Development of the properties of a carbon fibre reinforced thermosetting composite through cure

Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 401-409

  Ersoy, Nuri ^a   Garstka, Tomasz ^b   Potter, Kevin ^b   Wisnom, Michael R ^b   Porter, David ^c   Clegg, Martin ^c   Stringer, Graeme ^c  

^a BOGAZICI UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^c QINETIQ   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

A. Thermosetting resin; B. Cure behaviour; B. Residual internal stress; C. Micromechanics

Indexed keywords

A-CARBON; ANALYTICAL APPROACH; B. RESIDUAL/INTERNAL STRESS; CURE BEHAVIOUR; CURE KINETICS; CURE SHRINKAGE; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; FINITE ELEMENT; GROUP INTERACTION; MANUFACTURER'S RECOMMENDED CURE CYCLES; PHYSICAL AND MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; RESIDUAL/INTERNAL STRESS; SELF-CONSISTENT FIELD; THERMOSET RESIN; THERMOSETTING COMPOSITES; THERMOSETTING RESINS;

CARBON FIBERS; COMPOSITE MATERIALS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MICROMECHANICS; RESINS; STRESSES; THERMOSETS;

CURING;

EID: 74149087863     PISSN: 1359835X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compositesa.2009.11.007     Document Type: Article

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