Physico-chemical and mechanical characterization of natural fibre reinforced polymer composites

Iranian Polymer Journal (English Edition)

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 3-16

  Thakur, Vijay Kumar ^a   Singha, Amar Singh ^b  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Mechanical properties; Morphology; Polymer composites; Reinforcements; Water absorption

Indexed keywords

BIO-COMPOSITES; DECOMPOSITION TEMPERATURE; DIFFERENT SOLVENTS; ENGINEERING APPLICATIONS; ENVIRONMENTAL FRIENDLY MATERIALS; FIBRE REINFORCED; FLEXURAL STRENGTH; GREEN COMPOSITES; IN-BETWEEN; INITIAL DECOMPOSITION TEMPERATURES; MATRIX; MECHANICAL CHARACTERIZATIONS; MOISTURE ABSORPTION; MORPHOLOGICAL CHANGES; MORPHOLOGICAL FEATURES; NATURAL FIBRE REINFORCED POLYMERS; PARTICLE REINFORCEMENT; PHYSICO-CHEMICALS; PINE NEEDLE; POLYMER COMPOSITE; POLYMER COMPOSITES; POLYMER RESIN MATRIX; POLYMERIC MATRICES; RESIN MATRIX; RESORCINOL FORMALDEHYDE RESIN; THERMAL BEHAVIOURS; THERMAL PROPERTIES; THERMAL STABILITY;

BIODEGRADABLE POLYMERS; CHEMICAL RESISTANCE; COMPRESSION MOLDING; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; DECOMPOSITION; FIBERS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MOISTURE; MORPHOLOGY; NEEDLES; PARTICLE REINFORCED COMPOSITES; PHENOLIC RESINS; PHENOLS; REINFORCEMENT; RESINS; TENSILE STRENGTH; THERMODYNAMIC STABILITY; WATER ABSORPTION; WEAR RESISTANCE;

POLYMER MATRIX COMPOSITES;

EID: 75449091576     PISSN: 10261265     EISSN: 10261265     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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