A key element of Mitsubishi’s new forged molding compound (FMC) carbon fiber-reinforced SMC is the use of low-flow (but not low-pressure) compression molding, which ...

Compression molding involves forming of complex shaped components by molding of a charge of fiber reinforced prepreg bulk molding compound (BMC) under heat and high pressures. Unidirectional fiber ...

The new composites are designed as alternatives to thermoset sheet molding compounds (SMCs). Offering similar mechanical performance, they are much more ductile and, as thermoplastic systems, much ...

Since the early 1970s, when fuel crises forced automakers to find ways to reduce vehicle weight, sheet molding compound (SMC), a compression-molded blend of polyester or vinyl ester resins, chopped ...

Chopped prepreg molding compound (CPMC), a relatively new material form resembling molding compounds made from chopped resin impregnated tow, provides design and processing engineers various benefits ...