Flexural properties of alkaline treated sugar palm fibre reinforced epoxy composites

International Journal of Automotive and Mechanical Engineering

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 79-90

  Bachtiar, D ^a   Sapuan, S M ^a   Hamdan, M M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY PUTRA MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Alkaline treatment; Arenga pinnata; Flexural property; Interfacial bonding

Indexed keywords

EID: 84866992517     PISSN: 22298649     EISSN: 21801606     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.15282/ijame.1.2010.7.0007     Document Type: Article

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