Interlaminar fracture toughness of multi-layer woven silk/epoxy composites treated with coupling agent

European Journal of Scientific Research

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 454-462

  Zulkifli, Rozli ^a   Azhari, Che Husna ^a   Ghazali, Maryam J ^a   Ismail, Ahmad Rasdan ^a   Sulong, Abu Bakar ^a  

^a UNIVERSITI KEBANGSAAN MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Coatings; Coupling agent; Fracture properties; Scanning electron microscopy; Surface morphology

Indexed keywords

EID: 65349146666     PISSN: 1450216X     EISSN: 1450202X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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