Capillary effects on flax fibers - Modification and characterization of the wetting dynamics

Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing

Volumn 77, Issue , 2015, Pages 257-265

  Pucci, Monica Francesca ^a   Liotier, Pierre Jacques ^a   Drapier, Sylvain ^a  

^a ECOLE DES MINES DE SAINT ETIENNE   (France)

Author keywords

B. Porosity; B. Wettability; E. Resin flow; E. Surface treatments

Indexed keywords

CONTACT ANGLE; FIBERS; FLAX; INTERFACIAL ENERGY; LINEN; MANUFACTURE; POROSITY; REINFORCED PLASTICS; REINFORCEMENT; SURFACE CHEMISTRY; TRANSPORTATION ROUTES; YARN;

CHEMICAL COMPOSITIONS; DISPERSIVE INTERACTIONS; E. SURFACE TREATMENT; LIQUID COMPOSITE MOULDING PROCESS; MORPHOLOGICAL EFFECTS; NATURAL REINFORCEMENTS; RESIN FLOWS; TRANSPORTATION INDUSTRY;

WETTING;

EID: 84939253617     PISSN: 1359835X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compositesa.2015.03.010     Document Type: Article

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