Application and interpretation of zero and short-span testing on nanofibre sheet materials

Nordic Pulp and Paper Research Journal

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 343-351

  Varanasi, Swambabu ^a   Chiam, Hui Hui ^a   Batchelor, Warren ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Fibre dimensions; Fracture surfaces; Residual span; SEM; Weibull analysis; Zero span tensile test

Indexed keywords

BLEACHED SOFTWOODS; FRACTURE SURFACES; GRAMMAGE; MICROFIBRILLATED CELLULOSE; RESIDUAL SPAN; SAMPLE LENGTH; SAMPLE SIZES; SHEET MATERIAL; TEST MATERIALS; WEIBULL ANALYSIS; ZERO-SPAN TENSILE; FIBRE DIMENSIONS;

CELLULOSE; MATERIALS TESTING; NANOFIBERS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SOFTWOODS; STRENGTH OF MATERIALS; TENSILE TESTING;

TENSILE STRENGTH;

CELLULOSE; FIBER DIMENSIONS; FRACTURE; MATERIALS TESTING; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SOFTWOODS; STATISTICAL DISTRIBUTION; TENSILE STRENGTH; TENSILE TESTS; MATERIALS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; SHEETS; TESTING;

EID: 84865238684     PISSN: 02832631     EISSN: 20000669     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3183/NPPRJ-2012-27-02-p343-351     Document Type: Article

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