The mechanical properties, deformation and thermomechanical properties of alkali treated and untreated Agave continuous fibre reinforced epoxy composites

Materials and Design

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 3076-3084

  Mylsamy, K ^a   Rajendran, I ^b  

^a ADHIYAMAAN COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING   (India)

^b DR MAHALINGAM COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALKALI TREATMENT; FIBRE-REINFORCED EPOXY; FT-IR SPECTRUM; FTIR; IMPACT FRACTURE; INTERFACIAL ADHESIONS; LIGHT WEIGHT; MATRIX; SEM; SEM MICROGRAPHS; SODIUM HYDROXIDES; THERMOMECHANICAL PROPERTIES;

DYNAMIC ANALYSIS; DYNAMIC MECHANICAL ANALYSIS; FIBERS; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; FOURIER TRANSFORMS; IMPACT STRENGTH; RESINS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SODIUM; TENSILE STRENGTH; THERMOMECHANICAL TREATMENT; WATER ABSORPTION;

MECHANICAL PROPERTIES;

EID: 79952189306     PISSN: 02641275     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.matdes.2010.12.051     Document Type: Article

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