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Compression moulding of glass and polypropylene composites for optimised macro- and micro-mechanical properties II. Glass-mat-reinforced thermoplastics

M.D. Wakeman, T.A. Cain, C.D. Rudd, R. Brooks, A.C. Long

Composites Science and Technology· Volume 59· Issue 5

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