Development of woven fabric reinforced all-polypropylene composites with beta nucleated homo- and copolymer matrices

Composites Science and Technology

Volumn 69, Issue 13, 2009, Pages 2185-2192

  Izer, András ^a   Bárány, Tamás ^a   Varga, József ^a  

^a BUDAPEST UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY AND ECONOMICS   (Hungary)

Author keywords

A. Polymer matrix composites (PMCs); A. Textile composites; B. Delamination; B. Mechanical properties; E. Isostatic pressing

Indexed keywords

A. POLYMER-MATRIX COMPOSITES (PMCS); A. TEXTILE COMPOSITES; B. DELAMINATION; B. MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; E. ISOSTATIC PRESSING;

COPOLYMERIZATION; ETHYLENE; FABRICS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MELTING POINT; METALLIC GLASS; OPTICAL MICROSCOPY; ORGANIC POLYMERS; PLASTIC PRODUCTS; POLYPROPYLENES; PROCESSING; PUMPING PLANTS; REINFORCED PLASTICS; REINFORCEMENT; SINTERING; STEEL SHEET; TEMPERATURE; TEXTILE PRESSING; THERMOPLASTICS; WEAVING;

POLYMER MATRIX COMPOSITES;

COMPRESSION; COPOLYMER; DELAMINATION; HOMOPOLYMER; MECHANICAL PROPERTY; POLYPROPYLENE FABRIC; REINFORCED FABRIC; TEMPERATURE; TENSILE PROPERTY; WOVEN FABRIC;

EID: 67651124965     PISSN: 02663538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compscitech.2009.06.002     Document Type: Article

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