Water absorption study on pultruded jute fibre reinforced unsaturated polyester composites

Composites Science and Technology

Volumn 69, Issue 11-12, 2009, Pages 1942-1948

  Akil, Hazizan Md ^a   Cheng, Leong Wei ^a   Mohd Ishak, Z A ^a   Abu Bakar, A ^a   Abd Rahman, M A ^a  

^a SCHOOL OF MATERIALS AND MINERAL RESOURCES ENGINEERING   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

A. Fibres; A. Polymer matrix composites (PMCs); B. Environmental degradation; B. Mechanical property; E. Pultrusion

Indexed keywords

A. FIBRES; A. POLYMER-MATRIX COMPOSITES (PMCS); B. ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION; B. MECHANICAL PROPERTY; E. PULTRUSION;

DATA COMPRESSION; DEGRADATION; FIBERS; JUTE FIBERS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; POLYMER MATRIX COMPOSITES; PULTRUSION; SEAWATER;

WATER ABSORPTION;

ABSORPTION; FIBER REINFORCED COMPOSITE; JUTE FIBER; MECHANICAL PROPERTY; POLYESTER; PULTRUSION;

EID: 67649126206     PISSN: 02663538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compscitech.2009.04.014     Document Type: Article

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