Flexural properties of ridge gourd/ phenolic composites and glass/ridge gourd/phenolic hybrid composites

Journal of Composite Materials

Volumn 42, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 593-601

  Varada Rajulu, A ^a   Devi, R Rama ^a  

^a SRI KRISHNADEVARAYA UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Coupling agent; Flexural properties; Glass fabric; Hybrid composites; Luffa acutangula; Resol resin; Ridge gourd

Indexed keywords

BENDING STRENGTH; GLASS FIBERS; HYBRID MATERIALS; REINFORCEMENT;

GLASS FABRICS; LUFFA ACUTANGULA; RESOL RESIN; RIDGE GOURD;

COMPOSITE MATERIALS;

EID: 39749169654     PISSN: 00219983     EISSN: 1530793X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0021998307086197     Document Type: Article

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