Wet impregnation as route to unidirectional carbon fibre reinforced thermoplastic composites manufacturing

Plastics, Rubber and Composites

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 100-107

  Ho, K K C ^a   Shamsuddin, S R ^a   Riaz, S ^a   Lamorinere, S ^a   Tran, M Q ^a   Javaid, A ^a   Bismarck, A ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Carbon fibre; Manufacturing; Mechanical testing; Thermoplastic; Wet impregnation

Indexed keywords

CARBON FIBRE REINFORCED COMPOSITES; CARBON FIBRES; COMPRESSION TESTS; HARDWARE DESIGN; INHOUSE MANUFACTURING; LABORATORY SCALE; MANUFACTURING; POLYMER COMPOSITE; POLYMER SUSPENSIONS; POLYVINYLIDENE FLUORIDES; PROCESSING PARAMETERS; SHORT BEAMS; VOLUME CONTENT; WET IMPREGNATION;

AROMATIC POLYMERS; CARBON FIBERS; COMPRESSION MOLDING; COMPRESSION TESTING; FIBERS; FLEXIBLE MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS; IMPREGNATION; MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; THERMOPLASTICS;

REINFORCED PLASTICS;

EID: 79952533034     PISSN: 14658011     EISSN: 17432898     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/174328911X12988622801098     Document Type: Conference Paper

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