The influence of alkaline surface fibre treatment on the impact properties of sugar palm fibre-reinforced epoxy composites

Polymer - Plastics Technology and Engineering

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 379-383

  Bachtiar, D ^a   Sapuan, S M ^a   Hamdan, M M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY PUTRA MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Alkaline treatment; Epoxy; Impact strength; Natural fibre; Sugar palm fibre

Indexed keywords

ALKALINE SOLUTIONS; ALKALINE TREATMENT; COMPOSITE SPECIMENS; EPOXY; FIBRE-REINFORCED EPOXY; HAND LAY-UP; IMPACT PROPERTY; IZOD IMPACT; NAOH SOLUTIONS; NATURAL FIBRE; SOAKING TIME;

IMPACT STRENGTH; IMPACT TESTING; NATURAL FIBERS; SUGAR (SUCROSE); SUGARS; SURFACE TREATMENT;

TENSILE STRENGTH;

ALKALI TREATMENT; FIBER REINFORCED COMPOSITE; FINISHING; IMPACT; NATURAL FIBER; STRENGTH; SURFACE MODIFICATION;

EID: 70349820195     PISSN: 03602559     EISSN: 15256111     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03602550902725373     Document Type: Article

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