Direct fluorination of Twaron fiber and the mechanical, thermal and crystallization behaviour of short Twaron fiber reinforced polypropylene composites

Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing

Volumn 39, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 825-833

  Maity, J ^a   Jacob, C ^a   Das, C K ^a   Alam, S ^b   Singh, R P ^c  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

^b DEFENCE MATERIALS AND STORES RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT ESTABLISHMENT   (India)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LUCKNOW   (India)

Author keywords

A. Aramid fiber; B. Mechanical properties; D. Thermal analysis; E. Surface treatments

Indexed keywords

ADHESION; FLUORINATION; SURFACE TREATMENT; THERMOANALYSIS;

ARAMID FIBER; INTERFACIAL ADHESION;

POLYPROPYLENES;

EID: 41949138275     PISSN: 1359835X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compositesa.2008.01.009     Document Type: Article

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