Effect of fiber length and fiber content on mechanical properties of banana fiber/epoxy composite

Journal of Reinforced Plastics and Composites

Volumn 30, Issue 19, 2011, Pages 1621-1627

  Venkateshwaran, N ^a   Elayaperumal, A ^a   Jagatheeshwaran, M S ^a  

^a ANNA UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

banana fiber; mechanical properties; polymer composites; scanning electron microscope

Indexed keywords

EID: 84992923789     PISSN: 07316844     EISSN: 15307964     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0731684411426810     Document Type: Article

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