Preliminary investigation of tensile properties of glass-mat woven-fabric-reinforced thermoplastic elastomer composites

Journal of Thermoplastic Composite Materials

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 102-118

  Shonaike, Gabriel O ^a   Lang, Y Y ^b   Odusanya, S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HYOGO   (Japan)

^b Universiti Sains Malaysia   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPRESSION MOLDING; FABRICS; IMPREGNATION; PLASTICS MOLDING; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TENSILE STRENGTH; THERMAL EFFECTS; THERMOPLASTICS;

GLASS MAT WOVEN FABRIC REINFORCED PLASTICS; SANTOPRENE;

GLASS FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS;

EID: 0033902388     PISSN: 08927057     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1106/8VUE-98F7-65AX-MB39     Document Type: Article

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