Title
Morphological Characterisation of Long Glass Fibre Composites for the Thermoforming Process
Date Issued
01 January 2000
Access level
metadata only access
Resource Type
journal article
Author(s)
Bush S.
UMIST Poly. Eng. Research Laboratory
Abstract
This paper lays out the main procedures for performing morphological characterisations of Long Glass Fibre (LGF) composites with particular reference to the sheet extrusion and thermoforming processes as they may be configured for production. The techniques used, including optical microscopy, scanning electron microscopy and image analysis, are described both with regard to their laboratory application to these materials and to their potential for monitoring the performance of the industrial manufacturing process. Results obtained from the different techniques at the three various stages of the manufacturing route are presented and discussed in terms of the structure property relationships obtained and the reinforcing fibre mat system typical of these types of material.
Start page
208
End page
214
Volume
15
Issue
2
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Ciencia de los polímeros
Subjects
DOI
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-0037529684
Source
International Polymer Processing
ISSN of the container
0930777X
Sources of information:
Directorio de Producción Científica
Scopus