Effect of alkali treatment on interfacial bonding in abaca fiber-reinforced composites

Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing

Volumn 90, Issue , 2016, Pages 589-597

  Cai, Ming ^a,b   Takagi, Hitoshi ^b   Nakagaito, Antonio N ^b   Li, Yan ^a   Waterhouse, Geoffrey I N ^c  

^a TONGJI UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOKUSHIMA   (Japan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

A. Fibers; A. Polymer matrix composites (PMCs); B. Interface; E. Surface treatments

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITE MATERIALS; ELASTIC MODULI; FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS; FIBERS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; POLYMER MATRIX COMPOSITES; REINFORCEMENT; TENSILE STRENGTH;

COMPOSITE APPLICATIONS; E. SURFACE TREATMENT; FIBER REINFORCED COMPOSITES; FIBER REINFORCED POLYMER COMPOSITES; INTERFACIAL ADHESIONS; INTERFACIAL SHEAR STRENGTH; MECHANICAL CHARACTERISTICS; POLYMER MATRIX COMPOSITES (PMCS);

FIBER BONDING;

EID: 84989807520     PISSN: 1359835X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compositesa.2016.08.025     Document Type: Article

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