Electrical properties of short sisal fiber reinforced polyester composites fabricated by resin transfer molding

Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 507-511

  Sreekumar, P A ^a,b,c   Saiter, Jean Marc ^c   Joseph, Kuruvilla ^d   Unnikrishnan, G ^a   Thomas, Sabu ^e  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY CALICUT   (India)

^b KING FAHD UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM AND MINERALS   (Saudi Arabia)

^c Faculte des Sciences   (France)

^d INDIAN INSTITUTE OF SPACE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (India)

^e MAHATMA GANDHI UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

A. Polymer matrix composites; B. Electrical properties; E. Resin transfer molding

Indexed keywords

DIELECTRIC CONSTANT VALUES; DISSIPATION FACTORS; E. RESIN TRANSFER MOLDINGS; ELECTRICAL PROPERTY; EXPERIMENTAL VALUES; FIBER CONTENTS; FIBER LOADINGS; HIGH FREQUENCY; HIGHER FREQUENCIES; LOSS FACTOR; LOW FREQUENCY; LOWER FREQUENCIES; MEDIUM FREQUENCIES; POLYESTER COMPOSITES; SISAL FIBERS; TEMPERATURE INCREASE; THEORETICAL PREDICTION; VOLUME RESISTIVITY;

ELECTRIC PROPERTIES; ESTERS; FIBERS; GLASS TRANSITION; MOLDING; PERMITTIVITY; POLYESTER RESINS; POLYMER MATRIX COMPOSITES; RESINS;

RESIN TRANSFER MOLDING;

EID: 84856544669     PISSN: 1359835X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compositesa.2011.11.018     Document Type: Article

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