Study of mechanical properties of urea-formaldehyde thermosets reinforced by pine needle powder

BioResources

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 292-308

  Singha, Amer S ^a   Thakur, Vijay Kumar ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Biocomposites; Lignocellusic fibers; Mechanical properties; Reinforcement

Indexed keywords

BIOCOMPOSITES; HIGH-PERFORMANCE POLYMER COMPOSITES; LIGNOCELLULOSIC FIBERS; LIGNOCELLUSIC FIBERS; MIXED PARTICLES; MORPHOLOGICAL STUDY; NEW SERIES; PINE NEEDLE; POLYMER COMPOSITE; REINFORCING MATERIALS; RESEARCH COMMUNITIES; SEM; STATIC MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; UREA FORMALDEHYDE; WEAR PROPERTIES;

FORMALDEHYDE; METABOLISM; NEEDLES; PARTICLE REINFORCED COMPOSITES; POLYMERS; REINFORCEMENT; RESINS; UREA; UREA FORMALDEHYDE RESINS;

MECHANICAL PROPERTIES;

EID: 75449094713     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19302126     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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