Effect of hybridization on the water absorption behaviour of pultruded kenaf fibre-reinforced polyester composites

Composite Interfaces

Volumn 20, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 517-528

  Osman, M R ^a   Akil, H M ^a   Mohd Ishak, Z A ^a,b  

^a SCHOOL OF MATERIALS AND MINERAL RESOURCES ENGINEERING   (Malaysia)

^b SCHOOL OF PHYSICS   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

environmental degradation; fibres; mechanical properties; polymer matrix composites (PMCs); pultrusion

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITE SPECIMENS; COMPRESSION PROPERTIES; FIBRE REINFORCED COMPOSITES; HYBRID COMPOSITES; POLYESTER COMPOSITES; POLYMER MATRIX COMPOSITES (PMCS); REINFORCED COMPOSITES; WATER IMMERSION TESTS;

DIFFUSION; FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS; HYBRID MATERIALS; KENAF FIBERS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; POLYMER MATRIX COMPOSITES; PULTRUSION; REINFORCEMENT; WEATHERING;

FIBERS;

EID: 84882456772     PISSN: 09276440     EISSN: 15685543     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15685543.2013.811182     Document Type: Conference Paper

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