The effect of alkaline treatment on tensile properties of sugar palm fibre reinforced epoxy composites

Materials and Design

Volumn 29, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 1285-1290

  Bachtiar, D ^a   Sapuan, S M ^a   Hamdan, M M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY PUTRA MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Alkaline treatment; Arenga pinnata; Epoxy composites; Sugar palm fibre; Tensile properties

Indexed keywords

ALKALINITY; BOND STRENGTH (MATERIALS); ELASTIC MODULI; EPOXY RESINS; HYDROPHILICITY; HYDROPHOBICITY; SODIUM COMPOUNDS; SURFACE TENSION; TENSILE STRENGTH;

ALKALINE TREATMENT; SODIUM HYDROXIDE;

FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS;

ALKALINITY; BOND STRENGTH (MATERIALS); ELASTIC MODULI; EPOXY RESINS; FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS; HYDROPHILICITY; HYDROPHOBICITY; SODIUM COMPOUNDS; SURFACE TENSION; TENSILE STRENGTH;

EID: 41649117511     PISSN: 02613069     EISSN: 18734197     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.matdes.2007.09.006     Document Type: Article

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