Thermal and mechanical properties of sansevieria green fiber reinforcement

International Journal of Polymer Analysis and Characterization

Volumn 16, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 602-608

  Ramanaiah, K ^a   Ratna Prasad, A V ^a   Hema Chandra Reddy, K ^b  

^a V R SIDDHARTHA ENGINEERING COLLEGE   (India)

^b JAWAHARLAL NEHRU TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Mechanical properties; Specific heat capacity; Thermal conductivity; Thermal diffusivity; Thermogravimetric analysis

Indexed keywords

ALKALI TREATMENT; NAOH SOLUTIONS; TENSILE TESTS; TGA/DTA; THERMAL AND MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; THERMOGRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS (TGA);

FIBERS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; SPECIFIC HEAT; TENSILE TESTING; THERMAL DIFFUSIVITY; THERMOGRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS;

THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY;

EID: 84859048002     PISSN: 1023666X     EISSN: 15635341     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1023666X.2011.622358     Document Type: Article

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