Effect of alkali treatment and fiber length on impact behavior of coir fiber reinforced epoxy composites

Journal of Scientific and Industrial Research

Volumn 71, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 627-631

  Karthikeyan, A ^a   Balamurugan, K ^b  

^a K S R COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING   (India)

^b INSTITUTE OF ROAD AND TRANSPORT TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Alkali treatment; Coir fiber; Fiber length; Impact strength; Scanning electron microscope

Indexed keywords

ALKALINITY; COIR; COMPOSITE; REINFORCEMENT; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SODIUM; STRENGTH;

EID: 84867673334     PISSN: 00224456     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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