Polyamide-6/vegetal fiber composite prepared by extrusion and injection molding

Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing

Volumn 38, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 2404-2411

  Santos, Paulo A ^b   Spinacé, Marcia A S ^a   Fermoselli, Karen K G ^a   De Paoli, Marco A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

^b GE Plastics South America   (Brazil)

Author keywords

A. Fibres; B. Mechanical properties; B. Thermal properties; D. Electron microscopy; E. Extrusion; E. Injection moulding

Indexed keywords

ADHESION; EXTRUSION; GLASS FIBERS; IMPACT RESISTANCE; INJECTION MOLDING; MECHANICAL TESTING; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES;

HEAT DEFLECTION; MATRIX INTERFACIAL ADHESION; VEGETAL FIBERS;

POLYAMIDES;

EID: 36448957618     PISSN: 1359835X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compositesa.2007.08.011     Document Type: Article

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