Possibilities to improve the properties of natural fiber reinforced plastics by fiber modification - jute polypropylene composites

Applied Composite Materials

Volumn 7, Issue 5-6, 2000, Pages 373-385

  Gassan, J ^a   Bledzki, A K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KASSEL   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADHESION; DEGRADATION; ELASTIC MODULI; FATIGUE TESTING; IMPACT TESTING; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); JUTE FIBERS; POLYPROPYLENES; STIFFNESS; STRESSES; SURFACE TREATMENT; THERMAL EFFECTS;

DAMPING CAPACITY; DYNAMIC MODULUS; FIBER MATRIX ADHESION; IMPACT LOADINGS; JUTE POLYPROPYLENE COMPOSITES;

FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS;

EID: 0034314105     PISSN: 0929189X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1026542208108     Document Type: Article

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