Research on mechanical behavior of the flax/polyactic acid composites

Journal of Reinforced Plastics and Composites

Volumn 29, Issue 17, 2010, Pages 2561-2567

  Xiao Yun, Wang ^a   Qiu Hong, Wang ^a   Gu, Huang ^a  

^a TIANJIN POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

flax; mechanical; melting; natural material

Indexed keywords

BENDING PROPERTIES; COMPOSITE BOARDS; FLAX FIBER; MATRIX; MECHANICAL; MECHANICAL BEHAVIOR; NATURAL MATERIALS; POLYACTIC ACID; PRESS MACHINES; REINFORCEMENT MATERIALS; REINFORCING EFFECTS; REINFORCING FIBERS;

ACIDS; FIBERS; FLAX; LINEN; MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; REINFORCEMENT; TITRATION; VOLUME FRACTION; YARN;

MECHANICAL PROPERTIES;

EID: 77956316942     PISSN: 07316844     EISSN: 15307964     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0731684409355201     Document Type: Article

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