Temperature dependence of thermo-mechanical properties of banana fiber-reinforced polyester composites

Advanced Composite Materials

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 89-99

  Shaktawat, Vinodini ^a   Pothan, Laly A ^b   Saxena, N S ^a   Sharma, Kananbala ^a   Sharma, T P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF RAJASTHAN   (India)

^b BISHOP MOORE COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Banana fibers; Chemical treatment; Modulus; Phase transition temperature; Polyester composites

Indexed keywords

CARBON FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS; CHEMICAL MODIFICATION; DYNAMIC MECHANICAL ANALYSIS; PHASE TRANSITIONS; POLYESTERS; POLYMER MATRIX;

BANANA FIBERS; PHASE TRANSITION TEMPERATURE; POLYESTER COMPOSITES;

SYNTHETIC FIBERS;

EID: 42649090403     PISSN: 09243046     EISSN: 15685519     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/156855108X295672     Document Type: Article

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