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Fibre reinforced plastic composites – machining of composites and specimen preparation GPG38

The confidence placed in design data obtained from testing composite materials can depend greatly on the quality of the specimen used.  Although, in principle the use of rectangular blanks as the staring point in most cases suggests specimen preparation is straightforward, there are many aspects that affect the quality of the measured data.  


26 May 2020
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