Effect of coupling agent on natural fibre in natural fibre/polypropylene composites on mechanical and thermal behaviour

Composites Part B: Engineering

Volumn 57, Issue , 2014, Pages 126-135

  El Sabbagh, A ^a,b  

^a CLAUSTHAL UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^b The British University in Egypt   (Egypt)

Author keywords

A. Fibres; A. Polymer matrix composites (PMCs); B. Adhesion; B. Mechanical properties; E. Thermoplastic resin

Indexed keywords

COPOLYMER MOLECULAR WEIGHT; COUPLING AGENT RATIO; E. THERMOPLASTIC RESINS; MALEIC ANHYDRIDE GRAFTED POLYPROPYLENE; POLYMER MATRIX COMPOSITES (PMCS); RESULTING MATERIALS; THERMAL BEHAVIOURS; THERMOPLASTIC MATRICES;

ADHESION; COUPLING AGENTS; IMPACT STRENGTH; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; POLYPROPYLENES; REINFORCED PLASTICS; TEXTILE FIBERS;

NATURAL FIBERS;

EID: 84887093940     PISSN: 13598368     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compositesb.2013.09.047     Document Type: Article

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