Kenaf fiber nonwoven composites as automotive interior material: Mechanical, thermal, and acoustical performance

International SAMPE Technical Conference

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages

  Hao, Ayou ^a,b   Zhao, Haifeng ^a   Jiang, Wei ^a,b   Chen, Jonathan ^a,b  

^a The University of Texas at Austin   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTICAL PERFORMANCE; AUTOMOTIVE INTERIORS; BLEND RATIOS; END-USES; IN-PLANE SHEARING; MECHANICAL TESTS; NONWOVEN COMPOSITES; NONWOVENS; OPTIMUM PROCESSING; PHYSICAL STRUCTURES; POLYMER COMPOSITE; PROCESSABILITY; RESONANCE THEORY; SOUND ABSORPTION; SOUND INSULATION PERFORMANCE; THERMAL MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; THREE POINT BENDING;

AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY; BENDING TESTS; EXHIBITIONS; KENAF FIBERS; NONWOVEN FABRICS; SOUND INSULATION; TEXTILE INDUSTRY; WEAVING;

MECHANICAL PROPERTIES;

EID: 84863908496     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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