Properties and performance of flax yarn/thermoplastic polyester composites

Journal of Reinforced Plastics and Composites

Volumn 31, Issue 24, 2012, Pages 1746-1757

  Mehmood, Shahid ^a   Madsen, Bo ^b  

^a SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

composites; flax fibers; Flax yarn; natural fibers; polyester; tensile properties; thermoplastic

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS OF DATA; AXIAL DIRECTION; FIBER VOLUME FRACTIONS; FLAX FIBER; GLASS FIBER COMPOSITES; HIGH QUALITY; LOW POROSITY; NATURAL FIBRE COMPOSITES; POLYESTER COMPOSITES; POLYESTER MATRIX; RULE OF MIXTURE; SELECTION CRITERIA; STRUCTURAL APPLICATIONS; THERMOPLASTIC COMPOSITE; TRANSVERSE DIRECTIONS; ULTIMATE TENSILE STRESS; WEIGHT SAVING;

COMPOSITE MATERIALS; COMPRESSION MOLDING; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELASTIC MODULI; ESTERS; FIBERS; FILAMENT WINDING; FLAX; GLASS FIBERS; LINEN; NATURAL FIBERS; POLYESTERS; REINFORCED PLASTICS; TENSILE PROPERTIES; TEXTILES; THERMOPLASTICS; VACUUM APPLICATIONS; WOOL;

YARN;

COMPOSITES; COMPRESSION MOLDING; ELASTICITY; FLAX; NATURAL FIBERS; POLYESTERS; REINFORCED PLASTIC; SIMULATION; TENSILE STRENGTH; TEXTILES; THERMOPLASTICS; YARN;

EID: 84866335880     PISSN: 07316844     EISSN: 15307964     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0731684412441686     Document Type: Article

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