Microtension test method for measuring tensile properties of individual cellulosic fibers

Wood and Fiber Science

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 251-261

  Wang, Ge ^a   Yu, Yan ^b   Shi, Sheldon Q ^a   Wang, Jinwu ^c   Cao, Shuangping ^d   Cheng, Haitao ^b  

^a Department of Wood Science   (United States)

^b INTERNATIONAL CENTER FOR BAMBOO AND RATTAN   (China)

^c MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d NONE

Author keywords

Cellulosic fibers; Chinese fir; Microtension; Microtester; Tensile properties

Indexed keywords

AVERAGE VALUES; CELLULOSIC FIBERS; CHINESE FIR; CONFOCAL LASER SCANNING MICROSCOPE; CROSS SECTIONAL AREA; ELONGATION AT BREAK; ENGINEERING PROPERTIES; FIBER ALIGNMENT; FIBER STRAIN; HIGH-PRECISION; IN-SITU; LATEWOOD; MICROTENSILE; MICROTENSION; MICROTESTER; MOISTURE EFFECTS; SELF-ALIGNING; SINGLE FIBER; STEPPER MOTOR; STRESS-STRAIN RELATIONSHIPS; TENSILE LOADS; TEST METHOD; TESTING SYSTEMS;

ENVIRONMENTAL CHAMBERS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; STRESS-STRAIN CURVES; TENSILE PROPERTIES; TENSILE STRENGTH; TENSILE TESTING;

FIBERS;

CUNNINGHAMIA LANCEOLATA;

EID: 80053177618     PISSN: 07356161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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