Interlaminar fracture properties of fibre reinforced natural rubber/polypropylene composites

Journal of Materials Processing Technology

Volumn 128, Issue 1-3, 2002, Pages 33-37

  Zulkifli, R ^a   Fatt, L K ^a   Azhari, C H ^a,b   Sahari, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITI KEBANGSAAN MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

^b QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Interlaminar fracture; Natural rubber; NR PP composites; Polypropylene

Indexed keywords

CANTILEVER BEAMS; CRACK PROPAGATION; DELAMINATION; FRACTURE TOUGHNESS; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); POLYPROPYLENES; RUBBER; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; THERMOPLASTICS;

INTERLAMINAR FRACTURE;

REINFORCED PLASTICS;

EID: 0037032142     PISSN: 09240136     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0924-0136(02)00097-3     Document Type: Article

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