Effects of fiber compression and length distribution on the flexural properties of short kenaf fiber-reinforced biodegradable composites

Polymer Composites

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 170-176

  Shibata, Shinichi ^a   Fukumoto, Isao ^a   Cao, Yong ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE RYUKYUS   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENDING STRENGTH; BIODEGRADATION; FIBER REINFORCED MATERIALS; HOT PRESSING; KENAF FIBERS;

CORN-STARCH-BASED RESINS; FIBER COMPRESSION; FIBER LENGTH; HOT PRESS FORMING;

COMPOSITE MATERIALS;

BEND STRENGTH; BIODEGRADABILITY; COMPOSITES; ELASTIC STRENGTH; KENAF;

EID: 33645738828     PISSN: 02728397     EISSN: 15480569     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pc.20205     Document Type: Article

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