Abstract
Since vacuum assisted resin transfer molding (VARTM) has proven to be a low cost method capable of fabricating large structures, investigations have been made into increasing the application of this process. The effects of increasing the fracture toughness of glass fabric laminates; increasing the hot/wet strength of carbon laminates; and the development of process modifications which allows the fabrication of large structures in one stage are investigated. The fracture toughness of room temperature cured glass fabric reinforced VARTM laminates can be improved with a toughened vinyl ester.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 33-43 |
| Number of pages | 11 |
| Journal | International SAMPE Symposium and Exhibition (Proceedings) |
| Volume | 43 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| State | Published - 1998 |
| Event | Proceedings of the 1998 43rd International SAMPE Symposium and Exhibition. Part 1 (of 2) - Anaheim, CA, USA Duration: May 31 1998 → Jun 4 1998 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- General Materials Science
- Mechanics of Materials
- Mechanical Engineering