GLASS BEAD PRESSURE-TRANSMITTING MEDIUM

摘要

Disclosed is a process and product by process for curing a fiber impregnated with a thermoset polymer that has been shaped or molded to form an article. The article once shaped or molded is placed in a pressure chamber and the pressure chamber is packed with lubricated beads. By application of both heat and pressure, the shaped or molded article is cured to impart rigidity to said article. Further, disclosed is a process and product by process for heat-shaping fiber-reinforced thermoplastics in the presence or absence of a mold utilizing heat and pressure.