Flexural behavior and water absorption of asymmetrical sandwich composites from natural fibers and cork agglomerate core

Materials Letters

Volumn 127, Issue , 2014, Pages 48-52

  Hoto, R ^a   Furundarena, G ^a   Torres, J P ^b   Munoz E ^a   Andres J ^c   Garcia J A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE VALÈNCIA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE MAR DEL PLATA   (Argentina)

^c UNIVERSITAT JAUME I   (Spain)

Author keywords

Cork agglomerates; Flexural test; Green composites; Natural fibers; Water absorption

Indexed keywords

COREMAKING; EPOXY RESINS; RESINS; WATER ABSORPTION;

ABSORPTION BEHAVIORS; CORK AGGLOMERATES; EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATIONS; FLEXURAL TESTS; GREEN COMPOSITES; RESIN INFILTRATIONS; SANDWICH COMPOSITES; WATER ABSORPTION BEHAVIOR;

NATURAL FIBERS;

AGGLOMERATES; COMPOSITES; CORK; NATURAL FIBERS; POLYEPOXIDES; WATER ABSORPTION;

EID: 84899827929     PISSN: 0167577X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.matlet.2014.04.088     Document Type: Article

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