Thermal behaviour and dynamic mechanical analysis of Pennisetum purpureum/glass-reinforced epoxy hybrid composites

Composite Structures

Volumn 152, Issue , 2016, Pages 850-859

  Ridzuan, M J M ^a   Majid, M S Abdul ^a   Afendi, M ^a   Mazlee, M N ^a   Gibson, A G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY MALAYSIA PERLIS   (Malaysia)

^b NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Field emission scanning electron microscopy; Hybrid composite; Mechanical properties; Moisture absorption; Pennisetum purpureum fibre

Indexed keywords

BENDING STRENGTH; DYNAMIC MECHANICAL ANALYSIS; DYNAMICS; FIBERS; FIELD EMISSION MICROSCOPES; GLASS; GLASS FIBERS; GLASS TRANSITION; HYBRID MATERIALS; LAMINATED COMPOSITES; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TENSILE STRENGTH; THERMOGRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS;

DYNAMIC MECHANICAL ANALYSIS (DMA); FIELD EMISSION SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; HYBRID COMPOSITE LAMINATE; HYBRID COMPOSITES; INTERFACIAL BONDING; MOISTURE ABSORPTION; PENNISETUM PURPUREUM; VACUUM INFUSION PROCESS;

EPOXY RESINS;

EID: 84975527449     PISSN: 02638223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compstruct.2016.06.026     Document Type: Article

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