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US 2005/0064170 A1Published application
Fiber reinforced composite and method of forming the same
AssigneeNational University of Singapore
InventorsRenuga Gopal, Kazutoshi Fujihara, Seeram Ramakrishna, Chong-Lin Chew, Ganesh Kumar, Kelvin Foong, Poey-Ling Loh
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Abstract
A fiber reinforced composite is formed using a shrinkable die. A composite of fiber and resin is placed in the die and is compressed by shrinking the die to form a desired transverse cross-section. Optionally, the die is bent along its lengthwise extent to shape the composite in the die. After shrinking and optional shaping, the composite is cured to form the fiber reinforced composite.
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A method of forming a fiber reinforced composite, comprising:
- placing a composite of fiber and resin in an elongate tunnel of a shrinkable die;
- shrinking the die to reduce the transversal cross-section of the tunnel along a longitudinal extent of the tunnel so as to compress the composite of fiber and resin in the tunnel;
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- curing the composite of fiber and resin.
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