Coir fiber reinforced polypropylene composites: Physical and mechanical properties

Advanced Composite Materials

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 91-106

  Haque, Mominul ^a   Islam, Nazrul ^a   Huque, Monimul ^a   Hasan, Mahbub ^a   Islam, Saiful ^a   Islam, Sakinul ^a  

^a BANGLADESH UNIVERSITY OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY   (Bangladesh)

Author keywords

Coir fiber; Composite; Mechanical properties; Physical properties; Polypropylene

Indexed keywords

COIR FIBER; COIR FIBERS; COMPOSITE; COMPOSITE MANUFACTURING; DIAZONIUM SALTS; FIBER CONTENTS; FIBER LOADINGS; FIBER REINFORCED COMPOSITES; INJECTION MOLDING MACHINES; MICROSTRUCTURAL ANALYSIS; PHYSICAL AND MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; POLYPROPYLENE MATRICES;

ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; BENZENE; FIBERS; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; INJECTION MOLDING; PHYSICAL PROPERTIES; PLASTIC PRODUCTS; POLYPROPYLENES; REINFORCED PLASTICS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; THERMOPLASTICS; WATER ABSORPTION;

MECHANICAL PROPERTIES;

EID: 77949756296     PISSN: 09243046     EISSN: 15685519     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/092430409X12530067339325     Document Type: Article

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