Microstructural Study, Tensile Properties, and Scanning Electron Microscopy Fractography Failure Analysis of Various Agricultural Residue Fibers

Journal of Natural Fibers

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 154-168

  Alwani, M Siti ^a   Khalil, H P S Abdul ^a,b   Islam, Md Nazrul ^a,c   Sulaiman, O ^a   Zaidon, A ^d   Dungani, Rudi ^a,e  

^a Universiti Sains Malaysia   (Malaysia)

^b SCHOOL OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING   (Malaysia)

^c KHULNA UNIVERSITY   (Bangladesh)

^d UNIVERSITY PUTRA MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

^e BANDUNG INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Indonesia)

Author keywords

agricultural residue; fiber diameter; fractography; gauge length; mechanical properties; Young s modulus

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL WASTES; BAGASSE; ELECTRONS; FIBERS; FRACTOGRAPHY; FRACTURE MECHANICS; FRUITS; GAGES; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TENSILE STRENGTH; TENSILE TESTING;

FIBER DIAMETERS; FRACTOGRAPHIC OBSERVATIONS; GAUGE LENGTH; MECHANICAL BEHAVIOR; MICRO-STRUCTURAL PROPERTIES; PINEAPPLE LEAF FIBER; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPIC; SUGARCANE BAGASSE FIBERS;

FAILURE (MECHANICAL);

EID: 84908681954     PISSN: 15440478     EISSN: 1544046X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15440478.2014.905216     Document Type: Article

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