Modelling of strength and stiffness behaviour of natural fibre reinforced polypropylene composites

Polymers and Polymer Composites

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 295-302

  Taha, I ^a   El Sabbagh, A ^a   Ziegmann, G ^a  

^a Institute for Polymer Materials and Plastic Processing   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INJECTION MOLDING; NATURAL FIBERS; POLYPROPYLENES; REINFORCEMENT; STIFFNESS; TENSILE STRENGTH;

FIBRE REINFORCED; INJECTION MOULDED; INTERFACIAL CHARACTERISTICS; LOAD TRANSFER; MECHANICAL BEHAVIOUR; POLYPROPYLENE COMPOSITE; RULE OF MIXTURE; STRENGTH AND STIFFNESS;

REINFORCED PLASTICS;

EID: 49549104203     PISSN: 09673911     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/096739110801600502     Document Type: Article

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