Composite rapid prototyping: Overcoming the drawback of poor mechanical properties

Journal of Materials Processing Technology

Volumn 153-154, Issue 1-3, 2004, Pages 526-530

  Karalekas, D ^a   Antoniou, K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PIRAEUS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Fibre reinforced; Mechanical properties; Stereolithography; Vacuum casting

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN; GLASS FIBERS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; POLYMERIZATION; REINFORCEMENT;

FIBRE-REINFORCED; INDUSTRIAL SECTORS; STEREOLITHOGRAPHY (SL); VACUUM CASTING;

COMPOSITE MATERIALS;

EID: 9444256339     PISSN: 09240136     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmatprotec.2004.04.019     Document Type: Article

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