Author/Editor     Bizet, Laurent; Breard, Joel; Bouquet, Guy; Jernot, Jean-Paul; Gomina, Moussa
Title     Serial sections through a continuous fiber-reinforced polymer composite
Type     članek
Source     Image Anal Stereol
Vol. and No.     Letnik 23, št. 3
Publication year     2004
Volume     str. 167-76
Language     eng
Abstract     The microstructure of a unidirectional glass-fiber composite material is described seeking especially for the influence of the stitching perpendicular to the reinforcement. Serial cuts are performed through the composite and the microstructure is quantified using global parameters and linear morphological analysis. A key result is that the stitching induces variations in fibers spacing within the yarns and in the matrix volume between the yarns. This can affect noticeably the flow of the resin during the manufacturing process and also the mechanical properties of the composite.
Descriptors     POLYMERS
MATERIALS TESTING
IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED