An environmental scanning electron microscope study of a through-air bonded structure under tensile loading

Journal of the Textile Institute

Volumn 99, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 235-241

  Rawal, A ^a   Lomov, S ^a   Verpoest, I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Anisotropy; Environmental scanning electron microscope; Fibre orientation; Nonwoven; Tensile behaviour; Thermal bonding; Through air bonded

Indexed keywords

CRYSTALLOGRAPHY; CURVES (ROAD); DEGREES OF FREEDOM (MECHANICS); ELECTRON MICROSCOPES; FIBERS; LEAD; LOADS (FORCES); MECHANICAL TESTING; SCANNING; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; STRESS-STRAIN CURVES; STRESSES; TENSILE TESTING;

BONDED STRUCTURES; ENVIRONMENT SCAN ELECTRON MICROSCOPE (ESEM) IMAGES; ENVIRONMENTAL SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPE (ESEM); IN-SITU; INITIAL ORIENTATION; LOAD TRANSFERRING; NONLINEAR BEHAVIOURS; STRESS STRAIN (IGC:D6/ E13); TENSILE LOADINGS; VISUAL OBSERVATIONS;

MICROSCOPES;

LOADING (TESTING); NONWOVEN FABRIC; STRESS-STRAIN PROPERTY; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS; TENSILE PROPERTY;

EID: 46649101523     PISSN: 00405000     EISSN: 17542340     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00405000701404197     Document Type: Article

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