Manufacturing flax fibre-reinforced polypropylene composites by hot-pressing

International Journal of Modern Physics B

Volumn 20, Issue 25-27, 2006, Pages 4601-4606

  Jolly, Marc ^a   Jayaraman, Krishnan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Flax polypropylene composites; Harakeke; Hot pressing; Mechanical properties; Natural fibre reinforced composites; Phormium tenax

Indexed keywords

EID: 33751282191     PISSN: 02179792     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1142/s0217979206041756     Document Type: Conference Paper

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