Influence of processing methods and fiber length on physical properties of kenaf fiber reinforced soy based biocomposites

Composites Part B: Engineering

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 352-359

  Liu, Wanjun ^a   Drzal, Lawrence T ^a   Mohanty, Amar K ^b   Misra, Manjusri ^a  

^a Michigan State University   (United States)

^b Michigan State University   (United States)

Author keywords

A. Natural fibre composites; B. Mechanical properties; B. Thermal properties; D. Optical microscopy

Indexed keywords

BIOPOLYMERS; COMPRESSION MOLDING; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; EXTRUSION; NATURAL FIBERS; OPTICAL MICROSCOPY; THERMODYNAMICS;

BIOCOMPOSITES; FIBER BRIDGING EFFECTS; HEAT DEFLECTION TEMPERATURE (HDT); IMPACT STRENGTH;

COMPOSITE MATERIALS;

EID: 33846447479     PISSN: 13598368     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compositesb.2006.05.003     Document Type: Article

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