Fabrication of particle-reinforced polymers with continuous gradient architectures using twin screw extrusion process

Journal of Composite Materials

Volumn 38, Issue 21, 2004, Pages 1873-1893

  Gallant, Frederick M ^a   Bruck, Hugh A ^a   Kota, Arun K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Convolution process model; Functionally graded materials; Gradient architecture; Polymer composites; Residence time distribution; Residence volume distribution

Indexed keywords

CONVOLUTION; EXTRUSION; FRACTURE TOUGHNESS; FUNCTIONALLY GRADED MATERIALS; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS;

CONVOLUTION PROCESS MODELS; GRADIENT ARCHITECTURE; POLYMER COMPOSITES; RESIDENCE TIME DISTRIBUTION (RTD); RESIDENCE VOLUME DISTRIBUTION (RVD); TWIN SCREW EXTRUSION (TSE);

POLYMERS;

EID: 9144227079     PISSN: 00219983     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0021998304048414     Document Type: Conference Paper

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