• Mechanical and Morphological Characterization of Chemically Treated Musa/Basalt Fiber Reinforced Phenolic Hybrid Composites for Semi-Structural Applications

  • Ramakrishnan Maniram† , Kalimuthu Ramanathan, Raman Sakthi Sadhasivam*, and Murugesan Kantha Shoba

  • Department of Mechanical Engineering, Alagappa Chettiar Government College of Engineering and Technology, Karaikudi 630003, India
    *Department of Mechanical Engineering, Saveetha School of Engineering, SIMATS, Chennai 602105, India

  • 화학 처리된 바나나/현무암 섬유 강화 페놀계 하이브리드 복합재료의 기계적 및 형태학적 특성 평가

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This Article

  • 2026; 50(5): 754-761

    Published online Sep 25, 2026

  • 10.7317/pk.2026.50.5.754
  • Received on May 20, 2026
  • Revised on Jul 13, 2026
  • Accepted on Jul 14, 2026

Correspondence to

  • Ramakrishnan Maniram

  • Department of Mechanical Engineering, Alagappa Chettiar Government College of Engineering and Technology, Karaikudi 630003, India

  • E-mail: bahuram1998@gmail.com