Studies on mechanical behavior of surface modified sisal fibre-epoxy composites

Journal of Reinforced Plastics and Composites

Volumn 31, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 519-532

  Padmavathi, T ^a   Naidu, S Venkata ^b   Rao, R M V G K ^a,c  

^a SURFACE ENGINEERING DIVISION   (India)

^b SRI KRISHNADEVARAYA UNIVERSITY   (India)

^c AMRITA UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

alkali treated sisal fibres; fibre treatment effectiveness parameter; mechanical properties; SEM analysis; sisal epoxy composites

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITE SPECIMENS; INTERLAMINAR SHEAR; MECHANICAL BEHAVIOR; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPIC; SEM ANALYSIS; SISAL FIBRE; SURFACE-MODIFIED; THERMOGRAVIMETRIC; WEIGHT FRACTIONS;

MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; THERMOGRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS;

FIBERS;

EID: 84859383405     PISSN: 07316844     EISSN: 15307964     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0731684412438954     Document Type: Article

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