Mechanical properties of natural fibre reinforced polyester composites: Jowar, sisal and bamboo

Materials and Design

Volumn 32, Issue 8-9, 2011, Pages 4658-4663

  Ratna Prasad, A V ^a   Mohana Rao, K ^a  

^a V R SIDDHARTHA ENGINEERING COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BAMBOO; ESTERS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; NATURAL FIBERS; POLYESTER RESINS; REINFORCEMENT; RESINS; TITRATION;

EFFECTIVE DENSITY; FLEXURAL MODULUS; FLEXURAL STRENGTH; FLEXURAL TESTS; HIGH STRENGTH; LABORATORY CONDITIONS; LIGHT WEIGHT; MANUAL PROCESS; NATURAL FIBRE; POLYESTER COMPOSITES; POLYESTER MATRIX; TENSILE MODULI;

TENSILE STRENGTH;

EID: 79957806816     PISSN: 02613069     EISSN: 18734197     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.matdes.2011.03.015     Document Type: Article

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