Static bending and impact behaviour of areca fibers composites

Materials and Design

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 2469-2475

  Srinivasa, C V ^a   Arifulla, A ^a   Goutham, N ^a   Santhosh, T ^a   Jaeethendra, H J ^a   Ravikumar, R B ^a   Anil, S G ^a   Santhosh Kumar, D G ^a   Ashish, J ^a  

^a GM INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITE LAMINATE; COMPRESSION-MOLDING TECHNIQUE; ENVIRONMENTAL-FRIENDLY; FIBER LOADINGS; FIBER REINFORCEMENT; FIBER-REINFORCED COMPOSITE; IMPACT BEHAVIOUR; IMPACT PROPERTY; IMPACT TEST; INTERFACIAL BONDING; LOW COSTS; MATRIX; MELAMINE UREA FORMALDEHYDES; POLYMER COMPOSITE MATERIALS; PROCESS PARAMETERS; RANDOMLY DISTRIBUTED; REINFORCING AGENT; RENEWABLE MATERIALS; STATIC BENDING; UREA FORMALDEHYDE;

COMPOSITE MATERIALS; COMPRESSION MOLDING; EPOXY RESINS; FORMALDEHYDE; MELAMINE FORMALDEHYDE RESINS; METABOLISM; NATURAL FIBERS; POTASSIUM; POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE; REINFORCEMENT; RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES; RESINS; UREA; UREA FORMALDEHYDE RESINS;

IMPACT STRENGTH;

COMPOSITES; COMPRESSION MOLDING; FORMALDEHYDE; IMPACT STRENGTH; METABOLISM; NATURAL FIBERS; POLYEPOXIDES; POTASSIUM; POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE; REINFORCEMENT; RENEWABLE RESOURCES; UREA;

EID: 79251649351     PISSN: 02641275     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.matdes.2010.11.020     Document Type: Article

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