A Comparative Study on the Mechanical Properties of Jute and Sisal Fiber Reinforced Polymer Composites

Silicon

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 145-149

  Boopalan, M ^a   Umapathy, M J ^a   Jenyfer, P ^a  

^a ANNA UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Chemical treatment; Jute fiber; Mechanical properties; Sisal fiber

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL TREATMENTS; COMPARATIVE STUDIES; COMPOSITE SAMPLES; EPOXY MATRICES; FIBER REINFORCED COMPOSITES; FTIR; MOLDING TECHNIQUES; MORPHOLOGICAL CHANGES; SISAL FIBERS; SODIUM HYDROXIDES;

FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS; JUTE FIBERS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; SODIUM; TENSILE STRENGTH;

FIBERS;

CHEMICAL TREATMENT; JUTE; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; NATURAL FIBERS; REINFORCED PLASTIC; SISAL; SODIUM; TENSILE STRESS;

EID: 84865742140     PISSN: 1876990X     EISSN: 18769918     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12633-012-9110-6     Document Type: Article

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