Mechanical properties of feather fiber/glass fiber/polypropylene composites

Annual Technical Conference - ANTEC, Conference Proceedings

Volumn 2, Issue , 2003, Pages 2132-2136

  Moechnig, S D ^a   Bullions, T A ^a   Caba, A C ^a   Loos, A C ^a  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Feather fibers; Thermoplastic composites; Wetlay

Indexed keywords

BENDING STRENGTH; GLASS FIBERS; SOUND INSULATION; STRENGTH OF MATERIALS; TENSILE TESTING; THERMAL INSULATING MATERIALS;

FLEXURAL TESTS;

POLYPROPYLENES;

EID: 0141616456     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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