Pineapple leaf fiber reinforced thermoplastic composites: Effects of fiber length and fiber content on their characteristics

Journal of Applied Polymer Science

Volumn 119, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 1952-1960

  Chollakup, Rungsima ^a   Tantatherdtam, Rattana ^a   Ujjin, Suchada ^a   Sriroth, Klanarong ^a  

^a KASETSART UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

composites; fiber; mechanical properties; polyethylene (PE); polypropylene (PP)

Indexed keywords

BRITTLE MATRICES; COMPOSITE STRENGTH; COMPOSITES; CRYSTALLINITIES; DSC STUDIES; DUCTILE MATRIX; EFFICIENCY FACTOR; FIBER CONTENTS; FIBER LENGTH; FRACTURED SURFACES; HIGH MODULUS FIBERS; HIGH-STRENGTH COMPOSITES; HOMOGENEOUS DISPERSIONS; INTERFACIAL BONDING; LOAD TRANSFER; LONG FIBER; MECHANICAL STRENGTH; PINEAPPLE LEAF FIBER; REINFORCING EFFECTS; RULE OF MIXTURE; SEM STUDY; SHORT FIBER; SHORT FIBER COMPOSITES; XRD;

DISPERSIONS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; POLYETHYLENES; REINFORCED PLASTICS; REINFORCEMENT; TENSILE STRENGTH; THERMOPLASTICS;

FIBERS;

EID: 78249289949     PISSN: 00218995     EISSN: 10974628     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/app.32910     Document Type: Article

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