Natural fiber-mediated epoxy composites - A review

Composites Part B: Engineering

Volumn 99, Issue , 2016, Pages 425-435

  Mittal, V ^a   Saini, R ^a   Sinha, S ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY ROORKEE   (India)

Author keywords

Mechanical properties; Polymer matrix composites; Surface treatments; Thermal analysis

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITE MATERIALS; COUPLING AGENTS; FIBERS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; NATURAL FIBERS; REINFORCED PLASTICS; SURFACE TREATMENT; THERMOANALYSIS; WATER ABSORPTION;

CHEMICAL TREATMENTS; ECO-FRIENDLY TECHNOLOGIES; EPOXY COMPOSITE; FIBER CONTENTS; FIBER GEOMETRIES; POLYMER COMPOSITE MATERIALS; PROCESSING PARAMETERS; TREATMENT TECHNIQUES;

POLYMER MATRIX COMPOSITES;

CHEMICAL TREATMENT; COMPOSITES; COUPLING AGENTS; EPOXIDES; NATURAL FIBERS; SURFACE TREATMENT; THERMAL ANALYSIS; WATER ABSORPTION;

EID: 84974785441     PISSN: 13598368     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compositesb.2016.06.051     Document Type: Article

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