Fibre Reinforced Plastics in Automotive Pedal Boxes

Polymers and Polymer Composites

Volumn 7, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 421-430

  Sapuan, S M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY PUTRA MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

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EID: 0012058117     PISSN: 09673911     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
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