Study on the mechanical properties of different silkworm silk fibers

Journal of Composite Materials

Volumn 43, Issue 22, 2009, Pages 2521-2531

  Cheung, Hoi Yan ^a   Lau, Kin Tak ^a,b   Ho, Mei Po ^a   Mosallam, Ayman ^c  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Mechanical properties; Silkworm silk fiber; Surface analysis.; Weibull analysis

Indexed keywords

BOMBYX MORI; CROSS SECTIONAL AREA; ELONGATION AT BREAK; REPRODUCIBILITIES; SILK FIBER; SILKWORM SILK FIBER; SILKWORM SILK FIBERS; SINGLE FIBER; STRESS-STRAIN ANALYSIS; ULTIMATE TENSILE STRENGTH; UNIAXIAL TENSILE TEST; WEIBULL ANALYSIS;

MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SILK; SURFACE ANALYSIS; TENSILE STRENGTH; TENSILE TESTING;

FIBERS;

FIBERS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SILK; TENSILE STRENGTH; TENSILE TESTS;

EID: 70350517487     PISSN: 00219983     EISSN: 1530793X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0021998309345347     Document Type: Article

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