High performance natural fiber thermoplastics for automotive interior parts

SAE Technical Papers

Volumn , Issue , 2004, Pages

  Pervaiz, Muhammad ^a   Sain, Mohini ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

WEAVING;

AUTOMOTIVE INTERIORS; COMPOSITE PARTS; CRITICAL LENGTH; FIBRE CONTENT; LARGE DIMENSIONS; LIGHT WEIGHT; MOLDING TECHNIQUES; SHOCK-ABSORPTION PROPERTIES;

NATURAL FIBERS;

EID: 85072435662     PISSN: 01487191     EISSN: 26883627     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4271/2004-01-0729     Document Type: Conference Paper

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