Effects of fiber volume fraction on unidirectional kenaf/epoxy composites: The transition region

Polymer - Plastics Technology and Engineering

Volumn 50, Issue 13, 2011, Pages 1362-1366

  Abdullah, A H ^a   Khalina, A ^a   Ali, Aidy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY PUTRA MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Composite; Epoxy resin; Kenaf fibre

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITE; FIBER VOLUME; FIBER VOLUME FRACTIONS; HAND LAY-UP; MATRIX CRACKING; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPES; TRANSITION REGIONS;

ELASTIC MODULI; FIBERS; KENAF FIBERS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; STRESS-STRAIN CURVES; TENSILE STRENGTH; TITRATION; VOLUME FRACTION;

EPOXY RESINS;

COMPOSITES; ELASTIC STRENGTH; KENAF; POLYEPOXIDES; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TENSILE PROPERTIES; TENSILE STRENGTH; VOLUME; VOLUMETRY;

EID: 80052861725     PISSN: 03602559     EISSN: 15256111     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03602559.2011.584239     Document Type: Article

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