Systematically varied interfaces of continuously reinforced glass fibre/polypropylene composites: Comparative evaluation of relevant interfacial aspects

Express Polymer Letters

Volumn 4, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 576-588

  Rausch, J ^a   Zhuang, R C ^a   Mader E ^a  

^a LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE OF POLYMER RESEARCH DRESDEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Adhesion; Coatings; Mechanical properties; Polymer composites; Reinforcements

Indexed keywords

EID: 77955870158     PISSN: 1788618X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3144/expresspolymlett.2010.72     Document Type: Article

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