Sisal/Carbon Fibre Reinforced Hybrid Composites: Tensile, Flexural and Chemical Resistance Properties

Journal of Polymers and the Environment

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 727-733

  Khanam, P Noorunnisa ^a   Khalil, H P S Abdul ^a   Jawaid, M ^a   Reddy, G Ramachandra ^b   Narayana, C Surya ^b   Naidu, S Venkata ^b  

^a Universiti Sains Malaysia   (Malaysia)

^b SRI KRISHNADEVARAYA UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Carbon fibre; Flexural properties; Hybrid composites; Sisal fibre; Tensile properties; Unsaturated polyester resin

Indexed keywords

CARBON FIBRES; FLEXURAL PROPERTIES; HYBRID COMPOSITES; SISAL FIBRE; UNSATURATED POLYESTER RESIN;

ACIDS; ALKALINITY; BENDING STRENGTH; CARBON FIBERS; CHEMICAL REACTIONS; CHEMICAL RESISTANCE; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; FIBERS; INDICATORS (CHEMICAL); POLYESTER RESINS; RESINS; UNSATURATED POLYMERS;

MECHANICAL PROPERTIES;

COMPOSITE; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; MONOCOTYLEDON; POLYMER; RESIN; TENSILE STRENGTH; TESTING METHOD;

AGAVE SISALANA; TETRA;

EID: 78650076252     PISSN: 15662543     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10924-010-0210-3     Document Type: Article

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