Natural fibre composites: Tough (silk) and strong (bamboo)

ICCM International Conferences on Composite Materials

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages

  Van Vuure, A W ^a   Vanderbeke, J ^a   Osorio, L ^a   Trujillo, E ^a   Fuentes, C ^a   Verpoest, I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Bamboo fibres; Interfacial strength; Matrix selection; Silk fibres; Toughness

Indexed keywords

BAMBOO; GLASS CERAMICS; SILK; TOUGHNESS;

BAMBOO FIBRES; FIBRE STRENGTH; HIGH STRAINS; INTERFACIAL STRENGTH; INTRINSIC STRAIN; MATRIX SELECTION; NATURAL FIBRE COMPOSITES; SILK FIBRES;

TENSILE STRENGTH;

EID: 85076868243     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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