Processing and mechanical property evaluation of banana fiber reinforced polymer composites

Procedia Engineering

Volumn 97, Issue , 2014, Pages 563-572

  Ramesh, M ^a   Sri Ananda Atreya, T ^a   Aswin, U S ^a   Eashwar, H ^a   Deepa, C ^b  

^a SRI SAIRAM ENGINEERING COLLEGE   (India)

^b SATHYABAMA UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Banana fibers; Mechanical testing; Natural fibers; Scanning electron microscope; Sustainability

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS; FRUITS; MANUFACTURE; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MECHANICAL TESTING; NATURAL FIBERS; REINFORCEMENT; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; TENSILE TESTING; WASTE DISPOSAL;

BANANA FIBERS; ECO-FRIENDLY MATERIALS; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTIONS; FIBER VOLUME FRACTIONS; FIBER-MATRIX INTERFACES; MECHANICAL PROPERTY EVALUATION; REINFORCEMENT MATERIALS; SUSTAINABILITY PRINCIPLES;

FIBERS;

EID: 84922334137     PISSN: None     EISSN: 18777058     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1016/j.proeng.2014.12.284     Document Type: Conference Paper

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