Development of a new kenaf bast fiber-reinforced thermoplastic polyurethane composite

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Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 4662-4672

  El Shekeil, Yousuf Ali ^a   Salit, Mohd Sapuan ^a   Abdan, Khalina ^a   Zainudin, Edi Syams ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY PUTRA MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Kenaf fibers; Natural fiber composites; Thermoplastic polyurethane

Indexed keywords

ASTM STANDARDS; COMPOSITE SHEETS; FLEXURAL PROPERTIES; IN-FIBER; KENAF (HIBISCUS CANNABINUS L.); MEAN VALUES; NATURAL FIBER COMPOSITES; PROCESSING PARAMETERS; SIZE RANGES; THERMOPLASTIC POLYURETHANES;

BENDING STRENGTH; BLENDING; COMPRESSION MOLDING; FIBERS; HEMP; IMPACT STRENGTH; KENAF FIBERS; POLYURETHANES; TENSILE STRENGTH;

REINFORCED PLASTICS;

BEND STRENGTH; COMPRESSION MOLDING; FIBERS; IMPACT STRENGTH; NATURAL FIBERS; POLYURETHANES; REINFORCED PLASTIC; TENSILE STRENGTH; THERMOPLASTICS;

HIBISCUS CANNABINUS;

EID: 84856491917     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19302126     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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