All-PP composites (PURE®) with unidirectional and cross-ply lay-ups: Dynamic mechanical thermal analysis

Express Polymer Letters

Volumn 1, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 519-526

  Abraham, T ^a   Banik, K ^a   Karger Kocsis, J ^a  

^a INSTITUT FÜR VERBUNDWERKSTOFFE GMBH   (Germany)

Author keywords

All polypropylene composite; Polymer composites; Polypropylene; PURE ; Thermal properties

Indexed keywords

EID: 42149168377     PISSN: 1788618X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3144/expresspolymlett.2007.74     Document Type: Article

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