Flexural properties of treated and untreated kenaf/epoxy composites

Materials and Design

Volumn 40, Issue , 2012, Pages 378-385

  Yousif, B F ^a   Shalwan, A ^a   Chin, C W ^a   Ming, K C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM MALAYSIA CAMPUS   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Composites; Flexural properties; Kenaf fibres; Mechanical properties; Natural materials; Polymer matrix

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL TREATMENTS; DAMAGE FEATURES; FAILURE MECHANISM; FLEXURAL PROPERTIES; FRACTURE MECHANISMS; INTERFACIAL ADHESIONS; LONG KENAF FIBRES; NATURAL MATERIALS; PULL OUT; SURFACE OBSERVATION;

COMPOSITE MATERIALS; DEBONDING; KENAF FIBERS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; POLYMER MATRIX; REINFORCEMENT; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SYNTHETIC FIBERS;

BENDING STRENGTH;

EID: 84860316454     PISSN: 02641275     EISSN: 18734197     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.matdes.2012.04.017     Document Type: Article

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