Microscopic observations of leather looseness and its effects on mechanical properties

Journal of the American Leather Chemists Association

Volumn 104, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 230-236

  Liu, Cheng Kung ^a   Latona, Nicholas P ^a   Lee, Joseph ^a   Cooke, Peter H ^a  

^a EASTERN REGIONAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FIBER BUNDLES; FIBROUS STRUCTURES; FINE STRUCTURES; INITIAL STRESS; MICROSCOPIC OBSERVATIONS; MICROSCOPIC STUDY; SHEET-LIKE STRUCTURE; STRESS-RELAXATION CURVES;

MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; STRENGTH OF MATERIALS; STRUCTURAL PROPERTIES; TANNING; TENSILE STRENGTH; TOUGHNESS;

LEATHER;

EID: 69549092359     PISSN: 00029726     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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