State of the art on tribological behavior of polymer matrix composites reinforced with natural fibers in the green materials world

Engineering Science and Technology, an International Journal

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 717-736

  Omrani, Emad ^a   Menezes, Pradeep L ^b   Rohatgi, Pradeep K ^a  

^a University of Wisconsin Milwaukee   (United States)

^b Reno   (United States)

Author keywords

Biodegradability; Friction; Green materials; Natural fiber; Polymer composite; Tribology; Wear

Indexed keywords

EID: 85016788443     PISSN: None     EISSN: 22150986     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jestch.2015.10.007     Document Type: Review

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