Microfibril reinforced polymer-polymer composites: Application of Tsai-Hill equation to PP/PET composites

Composites Science and Technology

Volumn 66, Issue 16, 2006, Pages 3161-3171

  Fuchs, C ^a   Bhattacharyya, D ^a   Fakirov, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Microfibrillar reinforced composites; PP PET blend; SEM; Tsai Hill equation; X ray

Indexed keywords

MICROFIBRIL REINFORCED COMPOSITES; TSAI-HILL EQUATION;

FRACTURE; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; POLYETHYLENE TEREPHTHALATES; POLYPROPYLENES; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TENSILE STRENGTH; X RAY SCATTERING;

FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS;

FIBER REINFORCED COMPOSITE; FIBRIL; FRACTURE; MICROFIBER; POLYETHYLENE TEREPHTHALATE FIBER; POLYPROPYLENE FIBER; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TENSILE PROPERTY; TESTING; X-RAY ANALYSIS;

EID: 33749507649     PISSN: 02663538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compscitech.2005.02.023     Document Type: Article

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