Interfacial studies of natural fibre/polypropylene composites using single fibre fragmentation test (SFFT)

Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 50-56

  Awal, A ^a   Cescutti, G ^b,d   Ghosh, S B ^a   Mussig J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b FASERINSTITUT BREMEN E V   (Germany)

^c HOCHSCHULE BREMEN   (Germany)

^d EUROPEAN PATENT OFFICE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

A. Natural fibre; B. Fibre matrix adhesion; B. Fragmentation; B. Interfacial shear strength

Indexed keywords

B. FIBRE/MATRIX ADHESION; B. FRAGMENTATION; CHARACTERISATION; FIBRE STRENGTH; GAUGE LENGTH; INTERFACIAL SHEAR STRENGTH; INTERFACIAL STUDY; MECHANICAL BEHAVIOUR; NATURAL FIBRE; NEW APPLICATIONS; SAMPLE PREPARATION; SAMPLE PREPARATION METHODS; SINGLE FIBRE FRAGMENTATION TESTS; TEST REPRODUCIBILITY; TEST RESULTS; TEST SPEED; TESTING CONDITIONS;

ADHESION; COUPLING AGENTS; GAGES; MALEIC ANHYDRIDE; NATURAL FIBERS; PLASTICS; PLASTICS APPLICATIONS; SHEAR STRENGTH; STRAIN RATE; SUBSTRATES; TESTING; WEIBULL DISTRIBUTION;

TENSILE STRENGTH;

EID: 78649986375     PISSN: 1359835X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compositesa.2010.10.007     Document Type: Article

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