Effect of surface treatment on performance of pineapple leaf fiber-polycarbonate composites

Composites Part B: Engineering

Volumn 40, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 628-632

  Threepopnatkul, P ^a,b   Kaerkitcha, N ^a   Athipongarporn, N ^a  

^a SILPAKORN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b CHULALONGKORN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

A. Natural fibres composites; B. Mechanical properties; B. Thermal properties; E. Surface treatments

Indexed keywords

A. NATURAL FIBRES COMPOSITES; AMINOPROPYL; B. MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; B. THERMAL PROPERTIES; CHEMICAL TREATMENTS; E. SURFACE TREATMENTS; PINEAPPLE LEAF FIBER; POLYCARBONATE RESINS; SODIUM HYDROXIDES; THERMAL PROPERTIES; THERMAL STABILITY; YOUNG'S MODULUS;

ANODIC OXIDATION; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; HYBRID MATERIALS; IMPACT STRENGTH; MECHANICAL TESTING; NATURAL FIBERS; RESINS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SILANES; SODIUM; SPECTROSCOPIC ANALYSIS; SPECTROSCOPY; STRENGTH OF MATERIALS; SURFACE TREATMENT; TENSILE STRENGTH; THERMODYNAMIC STABILITY; THERMOGRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS;

MECHANICAL PROPERTIES;

COMPOSITES; FIBERS; FOURIER ANALYSIS; IMPACT STRENGTH; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MECHANICAL TESTS; NATURAL FIBERS; OXIDATION; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SILANES; SODIUM; SPECTROSCOPY; SURFACE TREATMENT; TENSILE STRENGTH;

EID: 69049090783     PISSN: 13598368     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compositesb.2009.04.008     Document Type: Article

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