Influence of fibre treatment and glass fibre hybridisation on thermal degradation and surface energy characteristics of hemp/unsaturated polyester composites

Composites Part B: Engineering

Volumn 43, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 2757-2761

  Dhakal, H N ^a   Zhang, Z Y ^a   Bennett, N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTSMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

A. Hybrid; A. Polymer matrix composites (PMCs); E. Surface treatments; Thermogravemetric analysis (TGA)

Indexed keywords

A. HYBRID; E. SURFACE TREATMENT; ENERGY CHARACTERISTICS; FIBRE REINFORCED; HYBRIDISATION; NAOH TREATMENT; NITROGEN ATMOSPHERES; POLAR COMPONENTS; POLYESTER COMPOSITES; POLYMERMATRIX COMPOSITES (PMCS); THERMOGRAVEMETRIC ANALYSIS (TGA); THERMOGRAVIMETRIC; UNSATURATED POLYESTER; WEIGHT LOSS; WETTING BEHAVIOUR;

ANGLE MEASUREMENT; CONTACT ANGLE; DEGRADATION; ESTERS; GLASS FIBERS; GLYCEROL; HEMP FIBERS; INTERFACIAL ENERGY;

FIBERS;

EID: 84864282066     PISSN: 13598368     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compositesb.2012.04.036     Document Type: Article

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