Mechanical properties of knitted composites using glass ply yarns

Journal of Reinforced Plastics and Composites

Volumn 24, Issue 13, 2005, Pages 1425-1435

  Dev, V R Giri ^a   Swarna, A ^a   Madhusoothanan, M ^a  

^a ANNA UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Knitted composites; Stacking sequence; Twisted ply yarns; Untwisted roving strand

Indexed keywords

BENDING STRENGTH; EPOXY RESINS; GLASS FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS; LAMINATES; TENSILE STRENGTH; YARN;

KNITTED COMPOSITES; STACKING SEQUENCE; TWISTED PLY YARNS; UNTWISTED ROVING STRAND;

SYNTHETIC FIBERS;

EID: 26444548658     PISSN: 07316844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0731684405049880     Document Type: Article

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