Mechanical, dielectric and thermal properties of Grewia optiva fibers reinforced unsaturated polyester matrix based composites

Materials and Design

Volumn 51, Issue , 2013, Pages 924-934

  Singha, A S ^a   Rana, Ashvinder K ^a   Jarial, R K ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIELECTRIC PROPERTIES OF SOLIDS; FIBERS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; OPTIMIZATION; REINFORCED PLASTICS; REINFORCEMENT;

BIO-COMPOSITES; COMPRESSIVE AND FLEXURAL STRENGTHS; DIFFERENT PROPORTIONS; OPTIMIZED COMPOSITES; SURFACE-MODIFIED; UNSATURATED POLYESTER;

PARTICLE REINFORCED COMPOSITES;

EID: 84878710321     PISSN: 02641275     EISSN: 18734197     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.matdes.2013.04.035     Document Type: Article

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