Using synchroton radiation-based micro-computer tomography (SR μ-CT) for the measurement of fibre orientations in cellulose fibre-reinforced polylactide (PLA) composites

Journal of Materials Science

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 450-460

  Graupner, Nina ^a   Beckmann, Felix ^b   Wilde, Fabian ^b   Müssig, Jörg ^a  

^a HOCHSCHULE BREMEN   (Germany)

^b INSTITUTE OF MATERIALS RESEARCH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FIBRE ORIENTATION; FIBRE-REINFORCED; IMPACT CHARACTERISTICS; LONGITUDINAL AXIS; MICROCOMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY; MONOCHROMATIC SYNCHROTRON RADIATION; TENSILE CHARACTERISTICS; TEST SPECIMENS;

COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; FIBERS; FLAX; LINEN; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; POLYESTERS; REINFORCEMENT; TOMOGRAPHY; YARN;

TENSILE STRENGTH;

EID: 84891308057     PISSN: 00222461     EISSN: 15734803     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10853-013-7724-8     Document Type: Article

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