Heat and pressure melt thermoplastic fibers, causing them to flow into voids around graphite reinforcement. On cooling, fiber bundle has been transformed into structural composite. Required temperature and pressure depend on properties of particular thermoplastic used.
Solventless Fabrication of Reinforced Composites
NASA Tech Briefs ; 7 , 1
1983-03-01
Miscellaneous
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English
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