The Effect of Environmental Treatments on Fiber Surface Properties and Tensile Strength of Sugar Palm Fiber Reinforced Epoxy Composites

• Main Authors: Leman, Zulkiflle, Salit, Mohd Sapuan, Mohamed Zawawi, Mohamed Azwan, Megat Ahmad, Megat Mohamad Hamdan, Maleque, Md Abdul
• Format: Article
• Language: English; English
• Published: Taylor & Francis 2008
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/8242/1/The%20Effect%20of%20Environmental%20Treatments%20on%20Fiber%20Surface%20Properties%20and%20Tensile%20Strength%20of%20Sugar%20Palm%20Fiber%20Reinforced%20Epoxy%20Composites.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/8242/; http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/03602550802059451
• Institution: Universiti Putra Malaysia

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