Studies on tensile and flexural properties of short banana/glass hybrid fiber reinforced polystyrene composites

Journal of Composite Materials

Volumn 42, Issue 15, 2008, Pages 1471-1489

  Haneefa, Anshida ^a   Bindu, Panampilly ^a   Aravind, Indose ^a   Thomas, Sabu ^a  

^a MAHATMA GANDHI UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Banana; Composite; Glass; Hybrid

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; BENDING STRENGTH; CARBON FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS; CEMENTS; CHEMICAL PROPERTIES; CHEMICAL REACTIONS; CHEMICAL RESISTANCE; COMPOSITE MATERIALS; DENSITY (SPECIFIC GRAVITY); ELECTRIC FIELD EFFECTS; FIBER OPTICS; FIBER REINFORCED MATERIALS; FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS; FOOD ADDITIVES; GLASS FIBERS; HEALTH; HYBRID MATERIALS; LAWS AND LEGISLATION; LOADING; MATRIX ALGEBRA; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; METALLIC MATRIX COMPOSITES; NATURAL FIBERS; PHOTOACOUSTIC EFFECT; REINFORCED PLASTICS; REINFORCEMENT; STEEL STRUCTURES; TENSILE PROPERTIES; TENSILE STRENGTH; VOLUME FRACTION;

(PL) PROPERTIES; ADDITIVE RULE; ELONGATION AT BREAK (EB); EXPERIMENTAL RESULTS; EXPERIMENTAL VALUES; FIBER CONTENTS; FIBER LOADINGS; FIBER REINFORCED COMPOSITES; FIBER REINFORCED POLYMER (FRP) COMPOSITES; FIBER TYPES; FLEXURAL PROPERTIES; HIGH PERFORMANCE; HYBRID COMPOSITES; HYBRID EFFECT; HYBRID FIBERS; INTERFACIAL ADHESIONS; LOW COSTS; LOW DENSITY; MATRIX PROPERTIES; MOISTURE ABSORPTIONS; PLANT FIBERS; POLYSTYRENE COMPOSITES; SAGE PUBLICATIONS (CO); STRENGTH (IGC: D5/D6); YOUNG'S MODULUS (IGC: E14/K14);

FIBERS;

ABSORPTION; ADHESIVES; BEND STRENGTH; CARBON FIBERS; CHEMICAL PROPERTIES; CHEMICAL REACTIONS; CHEMICAL RESISTANCE; COMPOSITES; DENSITY; ELECTRIC FIELDS; FIBER OPTICS; FIBERS; FOOD ADDITIVES; GLASS; GLASS FIBERS; REINFORCED PLASTIC;

EID: 46349097524     PISSN: 00219983     EISSN: 1530793X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0021998308092194     Document Type: Article

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