Mechanical properties of short-flax-fibre reinforced compounds

Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing

Volumn 37, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 1591-1604

  Bos, Harriëtte L ^a   Müssig, Jörg ^b   van den Oever, Martien J A ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b FASERINSTITUT BREMEN E V   (Germany)

Author keywords

A. Fibres; A. Polymer matrix composites (PMCs); B. Mechanical properties; C. Micro mechanics; E. Extrusion

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITE MICROMECHANICS; EXTRUSION; FLAX; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; SHEAR STRESS; THERMOPLASTICS;

INTRICATE STRUCTURES; NATURAL FIBRE MAT THERMOPLASTIC (NMT); POLYMER MATRIX COMPOSITES (PMC);

COMPOSITE MATERIALS;

COMPOSITES; FLAX; SHEAR STRESS; THERMOPLASTICS;

EID: 33748914465     PISSN: 1359835X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compositesa.2005.10.011     Document Type: Article

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