Investigations on mechanical properties of poly(propylene) and poly(lactic acid) reinforced by miscanthus fibers

Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing

Volumn 39, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 1444-1454

  Bourmaud, Alain ^a   Pimbert, Sylvie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE BRETAGNE SUD   (France)

Author keywords

A.Fibres; A.Polymer matrix composites; B.Interphase; B.Mechanical properties; E.Injection moulding

Indexed keywords

ASPECT RATIO; FIBER OPTICS; HEMP FIBERS; LACTIC ACID; MATRIX ALGEBRA; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; METALLIC MATRIX COMPOSITES; NANOINDENTATION; ORGANIC ACIDS; PLASTIC PRODUCTS; PROPYLENE; PUMPING PLANTS; REAL TIME SYSTEMS; REINFORCED PLASTICS; TENSILE TESTING; TESTING;

A.FIBRES; A.POLYMER-MATRIX COMPOSITES; B.INTERPHASE; B.MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; E.INJECTION MOULDING; FIBER COMPOSITES; LONGITUDINAL MODULUS; MECHANICAL BEHAVIORS; MICROSCOPIC OBSERVATIONS; MISCANTHUS; OPTICAL-; POLY PROPYLENE; POLY-LACTIC ACID; TENSILE MODULUS; TENSILE TESTS; VEGETAL FIBERS;

FIBERS;

COMPOSITES; FIBER OPTICS; FIBERS; INJECTION MOLDING; LACTIC ACID; MATRICES; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MICROSCOPES; ORGANIC ACIDS; PLANTS; PLASTICS; POLYMERS; POLYPROPYLENE; REINFORCEMENT; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

EID: 50149121803     PISSN: 1359835X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compositesa.2008.05.023     Document Type: Article

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