Effect of curing cycle on void distribution and interlaminar shear strength in polymer-matrix composites

Composites Science and Technology

Volumn 71, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 1331-1341

  Hernandez S ^a   Sket, F ^a   Molina Aldaregui a J M ^a   Gonzalez C ^a,b   LLorca, J ^a,b  

^a IMDEA MATERIALS INSTITUTE   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD POLITÉCNICA DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

A. Polymer matrix composites; B. Curing; B. Fracture; B. Porosity voids; X ray microtomography

Indexed keywords

A. POLYMER-MATRIX COMPOSITES; B. CURING; B. FRACTURE; B. POROSITY/VOIDS; X RAY MICROTOMOGRAPHY;

COMPRESSION MOLDING; CURING; LAMINATES; POROSITY; SHEAR FLOW; SHEAR STRENGTH; TITRATION; VOID FRACTION;

POLYMER MATRIX COMPOSITES;

EID: 79959603476     PISSN: 02663538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compscitech.2011.05.002     Document Type: Article

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