Interfacial evaluation of modified Jute and Hemp fibers/polypropylene (PP)-maleic anhydride polypropylene copolymers (PP-MAPP) composites using micromechanical technique and nondestructive acoustic emission

Composites Science and Technology

Volumn 66, Issue 15, 2006, Pages 2686-2699

  Park, Joung Man ^a   Quang, Son Tran ^a   Hwang, Byung Sun ^b   DeVries, K Lawrence ^c  

^a Gyeongsang National University   (South Korea)

^b Korea Institute of Machine and Materials   (South Korea)

^c Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering   (United States)

Author keywords

Acoustic emission (AE); Dynamic contact angle; Interfacial evaluation; Interfacial shears strength (IFSS); Natural fiber; Surface energy

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC EMISSION TESTING; BOUNDARY LAYERS; COMPOSITE MICROMECHANICS; CONTACT ANGLE; INTERFACIAL ENERGY; NATURAL FIBERS; POLYPROPYLENES; SHEAR STRENGTH; TENSILE STRENGTH;

DYNAMIC CONTACT ANGLE; INTERFACIAL EVALUATION; INTERFACIAL SHEARS STRENGTH (IFSS); POLYPROPYLENE-MALEIC ANHYDRIDE POLYPROPYLENE COPOLYMER (PP-MAPP);

FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS;

COPOLYMER; FIBER MODIFICATION; FIBER REINFORCED COMPOSITE; HEMP FIBER; INTERFACIAL PROPERTY; JUTE FIBER; POLYPROPYLENE; SHEAR PROPERTY;

EID: 33748519208     PISSN: 02663538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compscitech.2006.03.014     Document Type: Article

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