Polypropylene hybrid composites: A preliminary study on the use of glass and coconut fiber as reinforcements in polypropylene composites

Polymer-Plastics Technology and Engineering

Volumn 38, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 997-1011

  Rozman, H D ^a   Tay, G S ^a   Kumar, R N ^a   Abubakar, A ^a   Ismail, H ^a   Mohd Ishak, Z A ^a  

^a Universiti Sains Malaysia   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COCONUT; COMPOSITE; FIBER; GLASS FIBER; PLANT FIBER; POLYPROPYLENE; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

COMPOSITE PROPERTY; FIBER REINFORCED COMPOSITE; GLASS FIBER; POLYPROPYLENE; VEGETABLE FIBER;

EID: 0033368710     PISSN: 03602559     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03602559909351627     Document Type: Article

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