Predicting the elastic modulus of natural fibre reinforced thermoplastics

Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing

Volumn 37, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 1660-1671

  Facca, Angelo G ^a   Kortschot, Mark T ^a   Yan, Ning ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

A. Discontinuous reinforcement; A. Thermoplastic resin; B. Mechanical properties; C. Analytical modelling

Indexed keywords

ELASTIC MODULI; HEMP FIBERS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NATURAL FIBERS; THERMOPLASTICS;

ANALYTICAL MODELLING; DISCONTINUOUS REINFORCEMENT; MASS FRACTIONS; MICROMECHANICAL MODELS;

REINFORCED PLASTICS;

ELASTIC STRENGTH; HEMP; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NATURAL FIBERS; THERMOPLASTICS;

EID: 33748751463     PISSN: 1359835X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compositesa.2005.10.006     Document Type: Article

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