Fabrication and mechanical properties of self-reinforced poly(ethylene terephthalate) composites

Express Polymer Letters

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 228-237

  Chen, J C ^a   Wu, C M ^b   Pu, F C ^b   Chiu, C H ^b  

^a VANUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b FENG CHIA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Film stacking; Mechanical properties; Poly(ethylene terephthalate) (PET); Processing technologies; Self reinforced PET composites

Indexed keywords

EID: 79551640942     PISSN: 1788618X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3144/expresspolymlett.2011.22     Document Type: Article

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