Potential of kenaf fibres as reinforcement for tribological applications

Wear

Volumn 267, Issue 9-10, 2009, Pages 1550-1557

  Chin, C W ^a   Yousif, B F ^b  

^a MULTIMEDIA UNIVERSITY   (Malaysia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM MALAYSIA CAMPUS   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Epoxy composite; Fibre orientations; Kenaf fibres; Sliding wear

Indexed keywords

APPLIED LOADS; EPOXY COMPOSITE; FIBRE ORIENTATION; FIBRE ORIENTATIONS; KENAF FIBRES; REINFORCED EPOXY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPES; SLIDING DIRECTION; SLIDING DISTANCES; SLIDING VELOCITIES; SLIDING WEAR; TRIBOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS; VACUUM SYSTEM; WEAR PERFORMANCE; WEAR RATES; WORN SURFACE;

FRICTION; HEMP; KENAF FIBERS; PLASTICS FILLERS; REINFORCEMENT; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; STAINLESS STEEL; WEAR OF MATERIALS;

FIBERS;

EID: 68649087583     PISSN: 00431648     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.wear.2009.06.002     Document Type: Article

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