Environmental effects on the mechanical behaviour of pultruded jute/glass fibre-reinforced polyester hybrid composites

Composites Science and Technology

Volumn 94, Issue , 2014, Pages 62-70

  Akil, Hazizan Md ^a,c   Santulli, Carlo ^b   Sarasini, Fabrizio ^b   Tirillò, Jacopo ^b   Valente, Teodoro ^b  

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

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^c SCHOOL OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

A. Polymer matrix composites (PMCs); B. Environmental degradation; B. Mechanical properties; E. Pultrusion; Natural fibres

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC EMISSION TESTING; GLASS FIBERS; JUTE FIBERS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MOISTURE; NATURAL FIBERS; POLYESTERS; POLYMER MATRIX COMPOSITES; PULTRUSION; REINFORCEMENT; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TEMPERATURE;

COEFFICIENT OF DIFFUSION; E. PULTRUSIONS; EFFECTS OF TEMPERATURE; EQUILIBRIUM MOISTURE CONTENTS; FIBRE VOLUME FRACTION; FIBRE/MATRIX INTERFACES; POLYMER MATRIX COMPOSITES (PMCS); TENSILE AND FLEXURAL PROPERTIES;

WATER ABSORPTION;

EID: 84893762156     PISSN: 02663538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compscitech.2014.01.017     Document Type: Article

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