Selected properties of hand-laid and compression molded vinyl ester and pineapple leaf fiber (PALF)-reinforced vinyl ester composites.
Pineapple leaf fibers (PALF) are of little use in Malaysia despite being mechanically and environmentally sound. Untreated and bleached PALF were used to reinforce vinyl ester (VE) utilizing hand lay-up (HLU) and liquid compression molding (LCM). Mechanical properties, water absorption and thermal s...
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University of Malaya
2010
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| Online Access: | http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/16647/ http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/16647/1/Selected%20properties%20of%20hand.pdf |