Joining of natural fiber reinforced composites using microwave energy: Experimental and finite element study

Materials and Design

Volumn 35, Issue , 2012, Pages 596-602

  Bajpai, Pramendra Kumar ^a   Singh, Inderdeep ^a   Madaan, Jitendra ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY ROORKEE   (India)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADHESIVE BONDING; ADHESIVE BONDING TECHNIQUES; BIODEGRADABLE COMPOSITES; ENVIRONMENT FRIENDLY; EXPERIMENTAL STUDIES; FIBER REINFORCED POLYMER COMPOSITES; FINITE ELEMENT INVESTIGATION; FINITE ELEMENTS; FINITE-ELEMENT STUDY; GREEN COMPOSITES; JOINT STRENGTH; MICROWAVE ENERGIES; MICROWAVE JOINING; MULTI-PHYSICS; NATURAL FIBER REINFORCED COMPOSITES; POLY LACTIC ACID; POLYMER COMPOSITE; STANDARD PROCEDURES; SUSCEPTORS;

FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; JOINING; MICROWAVE HEATING; POLYPROPYLENES; REINFORCED PLASTICS; SYNTHETIC FIBERS; THERMOELECTRICITY;

NATURAL FIBERS;

ELECTRICITY; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; HEATING; JOINING; MICROWAVES; NATURAL FIBERS; POLYPROPYLENE; REINFORCED PLASTIC; SYNTHETIC FIBERS;

EID: 80155190181     PISSN: 02641275     EISSN: 18734197     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.matdes.2011.10.007     Document Type: Article

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