Preparation and characterization of natural silk fiber-reinforced polypropylene and synthetic E-glass fiber-reinforced polypropylene composites: A comparative study

Journal of Composite Materials

Volumn 45, Issue 22, 2011, Pages 2301-2308

  Alam, A K M M ^a   Shubhra, Quazi T H ^b   Al Imran, Gazi ^b   Barai, Sanjoy ^b   Islam, M R ^c   Rahman, M Mahbubur ^d  

^a INSTITUTE OF NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Bangladesh)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DHAKA   (Bangladesh)

^c UNIVERSITY MALAYSIA PAHANG   (Malaysia)

^d BCSIR Laboratories Dhaka   (Bangladesh)

Author keywords

composites; E glass fibers; polypropylene; silk fiber

Indexed keywords

BOMBYX MORI SILK; COMPARATIVE STUDIES; COMPOSITE TENSILE STRENGTH; DEGRADATION STUDY; E-GLASS; E-GLASS FIBERS; MATRIX; NATURAL SILK; POLYPROPYLENE COMPOSITE; PP MATRIX; SILK FIBER; SOIL DEGRADATION;

BENDING STRENGTH; COMPOSITE MATERIALS; COMPRESSION MOLDING; DEGRADATION; FIBERS; GLASS FIBERS; IMPACT STRENGTH; POLYPROPYLENES; SILK; TENSILE STRENGTH; THERMAL AGING; THERMOPLASTICS;

REINFORCED PLASTICS;

AGING; COMPOSITES; COMPRESSION MOLDING; DEGRADATION; FIBERS; GLASS FIBERS; IMPACT STRENGTH; REINFORCED PLASTIC; SILK;

EID: 80053613299     PISSN: 00219983     EISSN: 1530793X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0021998311401082     Document Type: Article

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