Kenaf/polypropylene nonwoven composites: The influence of manufacturing conditions on mechanical, thermal, and acoustical performance

Composites Part B: Engineering

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 44-51

  Hao, Ayou ^a   Zhao, Haifeng ^a   Chen, Jonathan Y ^a,b  

^a The University of Texas at Austin   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

A. Fabrics textiles; B. Mechanical properties; B. Thermal properties; E. Compression molding

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTICAL PERFORMANCE; DYNAMIC MECHANICAL ANALYSIS (DMA); E. COMPRESSION MOLDING; FABRICS/TEXTILES; INSULATION PERFORMANCE; MANUFACTURING CONDITIONS; PROCESSING CONDITION; THREE POINT BENDING;

ACOUSTIC WAVE ABSORPTION; BENDING TESTS; COMPRESSION MOLDING; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; SOUND INSULATING MATERIALS; SOUND INSULATION; TEXTILE INDUSTRY; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES; THERMOGRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS;

WEAVING;

EID: 84879077995     PISSN: 13598368     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compositesb.2013.04.065     Document Type: Article

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