Observation of the structure of a composite polypropylene/flax and damage mechanisms under stress

Industrial Crops and Products

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 225-236

  Bourmaud, A ^a   Ausias, G ^a   Lebrun, G ^a   Tachon, M L ^b   Baley, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ EUROPÉENNE DE BRETAGNE   (France)

^b Cooper Standard France ^*  (France)

Author keywords

Damage mechanism; Flax fibers; Injection molding; Micro structure; Polypropylene; Skin core effect

Indexed keywords

CORE LAYERS; DAMAGE DEVELOPMENT; DAMAGE MECHANISM; FIBER BUNDLES; FIBER COMPOSITE; FLAX FIBER; GLASS FIBER COMPOSITES; IN-SITU SEM; INITIATION AND PROPAGATION; KEYPOINTS; MECHANICAL SOLICITATIONS; SKIN-CORE; TENSILE MODE;

FAILURE (MECHANICAL); FLAX; GLASS FIBERS; INJECTION MOLDING; LINEN; POLYPROPYLENES; THERMOPLASTICS; YARN;

FIBERS;

COMPOSITE; DAMAGE; MICROSTRUCTURE; OBSERVATIONAL METHOD; POLYMER; TENSILE STRENGTH;

LINUM USITATISSIMUM;

EID: 84864546151     PISSN: 09266690     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.indcrop.2012.07.030     Document Type: Article

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