Effect of fiber loading on the mechanical properties of kenaf and fiberfrax fiber-reinforced phenol-formaldehyde composites

Journal of Composite Materials

Volumn 44, Issue 19, 2010, Pages 2265-2288

  Öztürk, Sultan ^a  

^a KARADENIZ TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Fiberfrax fiber; Hybrid composites; Kenaf fiber; Mechanical properties

Indexed keywords

ASTM STANDARDS; COMPOSITE SAMPLES; COMPOSITE SHEETS; FIBER LOADINGS; FIBERFRAX FIBER; FLEXURAL CHARACTERISTICS; FLEXURAL STRENGTH; HYBRID COMPOSITES; MAXIMUM HARDNESS; MEAN VALUES; MIXING CHAMBER; PHENOL-FORMALDEHYDE; REINFORCING EFFECTS; RESIN MATERIALS; STEEL MOLDS; TENSILE CHARACTERISTICS; TEST SAMPLES;

BENDING STRENGTH; FIBERS; FORMALDEHYDE; HEMP; IMPACT STRENGTH; KENAF FIBERS; LOADING; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; PHENOLS; RESINS; TENSILE STRENGTH;

HARDNESS;

BEND STRENGTH; COMPOSITES; FIBERS; FORMALDEHYDE; HARDNESS; HEMP; IMPACT STRENGTH; KENAF; PHENOLS; SYNTHETIC POLYMERS; TENSILE STRENGTH;

EID: 77956251584     PISSN: 00219983     EISSN: 1530793X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0021998310364265     Document Type: Article

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