The mechanical properties of oxyfluorinated hybrids of glass fibre and polypropylene fibre

Composite Structures

Volumn 66, Issue 1-4, 2004, Pages 611-616

  Reid, R G ^a   I'Ons, T A ^a   Paskaramoorthy, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Glass fibres; Hybrid; Mechanical properties; Polypropylene fibres

Indexed keywords

ADHESION; GLASS FIBERS; POLYPROPYLENES; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SHEAR STRENGTH;

INTERFACIAL BONDS; LOW-COST SYSTEMS;

COMPOSITE MATERIALS;

FIBER REINFORCED COMPOSITE; GLASS FIBER; IMPACT; MECHANICAL PROPERTY; POLYPROPYLENE FIBER; TENSILE PROPERTY; TESTING;

EID: 4143057967     PISSN: 02638223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compstruct.2004.05.009     Document Type: Article

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