Spunlaced flax/polypropylene nonwoven as auto interior material: Mechanical performance

Journal of Industrial Textiles

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 69-86

  Yan, Chen ^a   Müller, Dieter H ^b   Nießen, Katrin ^c   Müssig, Jörg ^d  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY AGRICULTURAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BREMEN   (Germany)

^c FASERINSTITUT BREMEN E V   (Germany)

^d HOCHSCHULE BREMEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Auto interior; Composite; Flax polypropylene nonwoven; Impact strength; Mechanical strength; Molding; Spunlacing

Indexed keywords

IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGING TECHNIQUES; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; PRESSES (MACHINE TOOLS); STANDARDS; STATISTICAL METHODS; WEAVING;

DATA PROCESSES; EUROPEAN; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; IMAGE ANALYSIS METHOD; INDUSTRIAL STANDARDS; INTERIOR MATERIALS; MECHANICAL PERFORMANCES; MOLDABILITY; NONWOVENS; PROCESS LINES; RESEARCH WORKS; SAGE PUBLICATIONS (CO); SPUNLACE; THICKNESS REDUCTION; VARIANCE ANALYSIS; WATER JETTING;

NONWOVEN FABRICS;

FLAX; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MECHANICAL PROPERTY; NONWOVEN FABRIC; PHYSICAL PROPERTY; POLYPROPYLENE FABRIC; SPUNBONDING; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 48949116364     PISSN: 15280837     EISSN: 15308057     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1528083707087832     Document Type: Article

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