Vetiver-polypropylene composites: Physical and mechanical properties

Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 590-601

  Ruksakulpiwat, Yupaporn ^a   Suppakarn, Nitinat ^a   Sutapun, Wimonlak ^a   Thomthong, Wandee ^a  

^a SURANAREE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

A. Fibres; A. Polymer matrix composites (PMCs); B. Mechanical properties; B. Physical properties

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITE MATERIALS; CRYSTALLIZATION; ELASTIC MODULI; FIBERS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; PHYSICAL PROPERTIES; TENSILE STRENGTH; VISCOSITY;

HEAT DISTORTION TEMPERATURE; VETIVER POLYPROPYLENE COMPOSITES;

POLYPROPYLENES;

EID: 33751503771     PISSN: 1359835X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compositesa.2006.02.006     Document Type: Article

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