Net shape spray deposition for compression moulding of discontinuous fibre composites for high performance applications

Plastics, Rubber and Composites

Volumn 39, Issue 3-5, 2010, Pages 216-231

  Luchoo, R ^a   Harper, L T ^a   Bond, M D ^a   Warrior, N A ^a   Dodworth, A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b Bentley Motors Ltd   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Carbon fibre; Compression moulding; Discontinuous; Epoxy; Finite element; Spray deposition

Indexed keywords

AUTOMATED PROCESS; BENTLEY; CARBON COMPOSITES; CARBON FIBRES; CARBON/EPOXY; CHARGE DEPOSITION; CHARPY IMPACT; COST MODELS; FIBRE LENGTH; FIBRE VOLUME FRACTION; FINITE ELEMENT; FINITE-ELEMENT PREDICTIONS; HIGH PERFORMANCE APPLICATIONS; IN-PLANE; INCLUSION MODELS; IS COSTS; LOW FLOW; NET SHAPE; PREPREGS; PRODUCTION VOLUMES; RESIN FLOWS; RESIN TRANSFER MOULDING; SCRAP RATE; SPRAY DEPOSITION; STRENGTH RETENTION; TENSILE MODULI; THREE-DIMENSIONAL (3D); ULTIMATE TENSILE STRENGTH; VOID CONTENTS;

AUTOMATION; CARBON CARBON COMPOSITES; CARBON FIBERS; COMPRESSION MOLDING; DEPOSITS; FIBERS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; RESIN TRANSFER MOLDING; RESINS; THREE DIMENSIONAL; TITRATION; VOLUME FRACTION;

TENSILE STRENGTH;

EID: 77953225643     PISSN: 14658011     EISSN: 17432898     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/174328910X12647080902493     Document Type: Conference Paper

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