Experimental study of tool-part interaction during autoclave processing of thermoset polymer composite structures

Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing

Volumn 41, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 1210-1218

  Kaushik, V ^a   Raghavan, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

Author keywords

A. Polymer matrix composites (PMCs); E. Autoclave; E. Tool part interaction; Process induced warpage

Indexed keywords

A. POLYMER MATRIX COMPOSITES (PMCS); AUTOCLAVE CURE; AUTOCLAVE PROCESSING; COMPOSITE PARTS; CURE CYCLE; CURE SHRINKAGE; DEGREE OF CURE; EXPERIMENTAL STUDIES; FRICTION COEFFICIENTS; FRICTION TEST; FRICTIONAL COEFFICIENTS; HIGH-DIMENSIONAL; INTERFACE FAILURE; MATRIX COMPOSITE; PROCESS TIME; RAMP RATES; STATIC AND DYNAMIC; TEMPERATURE RAMP; THERMOSET POLYMERS; TOOL-PART INTERACTION; WARPAGES;

AUTOCLAVES; BOILERS; CURING; FRICTION; POLYMER MATRIX; PRESSURE VESSELS; SANDWICH STRUCTURES; STRUCTURE (COMPOSITION); THERMOSETS; TRIBOLOGY;

POLYMER MATRIX COMPOSITES;

EID: 77955421165     PISSN: 1359835X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compositesa.2010.05.003     Document Type: Conference Paper

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