Resources
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- World Trade Search
- A multi-language, searchable export and import, trade and business site. Free registration.
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- Erosion Control Glossary
- Glossary of technical terms and definitions related to the erosion and sediment control industry, technologies and materials. From Erosion Control Network.
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- Glossary of Toxic Terms
- Glossary of technical terms used in environmental health publications. From the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry.
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- Nanotechnology Glossary
- Glossary of nanotechnology and nanoscale science and technology terms. From the Nanotechnology Now e-zine.
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- Trade Terms Dictionary
- A dictionary of general trade terms and definitions. From the Bureau of Export Administration.
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- Color Museum
- Information resource on color order systems in art and science. Illustrated color theories from Antiquity to modern times. The significance of colors in cultural systems. Interactive journey through Philip Otto Runge's color sphere. Chronological bibliography. English, German and French.
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- Museum of Fiber Science and Technology
- Japan. Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology museum exhibition of historic collections of data, materials, equipment and machinery related to silk cultivation and processing, and natural and man-made fiber development and production. English and Japanese.
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- An Overview of Composite Actuators with Piezoceramic Fiber
- Technical paper discussing the manufacturing processes, intended applications and relative benefits of four different types of active fiber composite actuators. Authors: R. Brett Williams and Daniel J. Inman. [PDF]
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- Combining Cellulose Fiber and Wollastonite Mineral Fibers into a Nylon-6 Matrix
- Technical paper about research aimed at developing a high purity cellulose/wollastonite pellet which can be accurately metered and fed into a laboratory scale twin-screw extruder and compounded with nylon-6 resing to create hybrid composites. Authors: R.E. Jacobson and D.F. Caulfield. [PDF]
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- Composite Materials
- Short article on the different reinforcement structures in the composite industry, and descriptions of the most common polymeric and inorganic fibers in use. From the New Textiles magazine.
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- Draping of Woven Composites over Irregular Surfaces
- Technical paper about research aimed at providing a basis for the development of a drape model, based on the properties of the woven fabric and the mold shape. Authors: S.B. Sharma and M.P.F. Sutcliffe. [PDF]
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- Dynamic Fracture Toughness of Cellulose Fiber-Reinforced Polypropylene
- Technical paper, presenting an investigation into the microstructure of cellulose fiber-reinforced injection molded polypropylene resin. Authors: Graig M. Clemons and others. [PDF]
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- Economic Opportunities in Natural Fiber - Thermoplastic Composites
- Chapter from Science and Technology of Polymers and Advanced Materials, reviewing the economics of producing lignocellulosic fibers for thermoplastic composites. Author: Roger M. Rowell. [PDF]
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- Environmental Durability of Flax Fibres and their Composites based on Polypropylene Matrix
- Technical paper about the environmental degradation behaviour of flax fiber treated for improved moisture and rot sensitivity, for natural fiber reinforced polymer composites. Authors: A. Stamboulis and others. [PDF]
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- Evaluation of Fiber Surface Treatments in Composite Materials
- Technical paper describing a novel environmental technique and a new theoretical analysis which allow evaluation of the stress transfer capability and the fiber protection performance of a given surface treatment with sizing and coupling agents of fibers in a composite polymer matrix. Author: A.T. DiBenedetto. [PDF]
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- Extensional Flow of Engineering Plastics with Glass Fibers
- Technical paper presenting a study aiming to characterize the unaxial extensional flow behaviour of an engineering plastic resin as a function of the orientation distribution of its fiber content. Authors: Allen H. Wagner and others. [PDF]
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- Future Requirements in the Characterization of Continuous Fiber-Reinforced Polymeric Composites
- Technical paper about the characterization of the processing, properties and structure of continuous fiber-reinforced composite materials, and a presentation of a ten-point plan for future requirements. From IUPAC. Authors: D.R. Moore and A. Cervenka. [PDF]
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- Influence of Natural Fibers on the Phase Transitions in High-Density Polyethylene Composites
- Technical paper about the dynamic mechanical analysis method employed to evaluate the performance of kenaf, newsprint, rice hulls and wood flour as source for fiber used in high-density polyethylene composites. Authors: Mehdi Tajvidi and others. [PDF]