Stretch forming studies on a fibre metal laminate based on a self-reinforcing polypropylene composite

Composite Structures

Volumn 94, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 431-437

  Sexton, Anthony ^a   Cantwell, Wesley ^b   Kalyanasundaram, Shankar ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

3D photogrammetry; Composite structures; Experimental mechanics; Fibre metal laminate; Manufacturing

Indexed keywords

EXPERIMENTAL MECHANICS; FIBRE METAL LAMINATES; LIGHTWEIGHT MATERIALS; MASS PRODUCTION; MATERIAL SYSTEMS; MEASURING SYSTEMS; POLYPROPYLENE COMPOSITE; ROOM TEMPERATURE; STAMP FORMING; STRETCH-FORMING; SURFACE STRAINS;

COMPOSITE STRUCTURES; MANUFACTURE; METAL FORMING; PHOTOGRAMMETRY; REINFORCEMENT; THERMOPLASTICS; THREE DIMENSIONAL;

POLYPROPYLENES;

EID: 84866335400     PISSN: 02638223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compstruct.2011.08.004     Document Type: Article

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