Predicting the Strength Variation of Wool from Its Diameter Variation

Textile Research Journal

Volumn 70, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 191-194

  Wang, Xungai ^a  

^a DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BREAKING STRENGTH; FIBER DIAMETER; FIBER PROPERTY; TESTING; WOOL FIBER;

EID: 0034096620     PISSN: 00405175     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/004051750007000302     Document Type: Article

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