Effect of external pressure on the manufacturing quality of vacuum infused composite structures

Zheng Cao, Lihua Zhan, Bolin Ma, Wentao Jin, Qi Li, Min Xie, Jiapei Ning, Light Alloys Research Institute, Central South University, State Key Laboratory of Precision Manufacturing for Extreme Service Performance, Central South University, Central Research Institute, Zoomlion Heavy Industry Science, Technology Co

Journal of Composite Materials

Published online on July 09, 2026

Abstract

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Vacuum assisted resin infusion (VARI) molding is an attractive low-cost manufacturing technique for large-scale composite structures. However, its relatively limited curing pressure typically results in inferior manufacturing quality compared with ...