Effect of water absorption on the mechanical properties of nanoclay filled recycled cellulose fibre reinforced epoxy hybrid nanocomposites

Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 23-31

  Alamri, H ^a   Low, I M ^a  

^a CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

A. Nano structures; B. Mechanical properties; B. Physical properties

Indexed keywords

CELLULOSE FIBRES; CLAY CONTENT; FLEXURAL MODULUS; HYBRID NANOCOMPOSITES; NANO CLAYS; PHYSICAL AND MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; RECYCLED CELLULOSE FIBRE; REINFORCED EPOXY; SEM IMAGE; TEM IMAGES; WEIGHT PERCENTAGES;

FRACTURE TOUGHNESS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; RECYCLING; REINFORCEMENT; TEXTILE FIBERS;

NANOCOMPOSITES;

EID: 84866995175     PISSN: 1359835X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compositesa.2012.08.026     Document Type: Article

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