A study of the mechanical properties of short natural-fiber reinforced composites

Composites Part B: Engineering

Volumn 36, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 597-608

  Herrera Franco, P J ^a   Valadez Gonzalez A ^a  

^a Division de Materiales   (Mexico)

Author keywords

(C)Resin; Fiber matrix

Indexed keywords

ADHESION; COMPOSITE MATERIALS; FIBER REINFORCED MATERIALS; IMPREGNATION; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); POLYETHYLENES; RESINS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SILANES; SURFACE TREATMENT; TENSILE STRENGTH;

(C)RESIN; FIBER MATRIX; FIBER SURFACES; INTERFACE STRENGTH;

NATURAL FIBERS;

ADHESION; COMPOSITES; NATURAL FIBERS; POLYETHYLENE; SURFACE TREATMENT;

EID: 23944476198     PISSN: 13598368     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compositesb.2005.04.001     Document Type: Article

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