Flexural properties of hemp fibre reinforced polylactide and unsaturated polyester composites

Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 519-526

  Sawpan, Moyeenuddin A ^a   Pickering, Kim L ^b   Fernyhough, Alan ^c  

^a Pultron Composites Ltd ^*  (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WAIKATO   (New Zealand)

^c SCION   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

A. Polymer matrix composites (PMCs); B. Defects; B. Mechanical properties; E. Surface treatments

Indexed keywords

BENDING STRENGTH; HEMP; HEMP FIBERS; POLYESTERS; POLYMER BLENDS; POLYMER MATRIX COMPOSITES; REINFORCEMENT; SILANES; SURFACE DEFECTS;

E. SURFACE TREATMENT; FIBRE CONTENT; FIBRE REINFORCED; FLEXURAL MODULUS; FLEXURAL PROPERTIES; FLEXURAL TESTS; POLYMER MATRIX COMPOSITES (PMCS); UNSATURATED POLYESTER;

TENSILE STRENGTH;

EID: 84856518875     PISSN: 1359835X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compositesa.2011.11.021     Document Type: Article

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