3D X-ray microtomography study on fibre breakage in noil hemp fibre reinforced polypropylene composites

Composites Part B: Engineering

Volumn 50, Issue , 2013, Pages 239-246

  Etaati, A ^a   Wang, H ^a   Pather, S ^a   Yan, Z ^a,b   Abdanan Mehdizadeh, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b Special High Value Biomass Industry and Technology Innovation Strategic Alliance   (China)

Author keywords

A. Polymer matrix composites (PMCs); B. Fibre matrix bond; B. Mechanical properties; E. Injection moulding; Noil hemp fibre

Indexed keywords

E.INJECTION MOULDING; FIBRE REINFORCED COMPOSITES; FIBRE/MATRIX BOND; INTERACTION MECHANISMS; INTERFACIAL ADHESIONS; MALEIC ANHYDRIDE GRAFTED POLYPROPYLENE; POLYMER MATRIX COMPOSITES (PMCS); POLYPROPYLENE COMPOSITE;

COUPLING AGENTS; HEMP; HEMP FIBERS; IMAGE PROCESSING; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; POLYMER MATRIX COMPOSITES; POLYPROPYLENES; REINFORCED PLASTICS; TENSILE STRENGTH; WEIBULL DISTRIBUTION; X RAYS;

FIBERS;

EID: 84877722981     PISSN: 13598368     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compositesb.2013.02.029     Document Type: Article

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