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AIP Conference Proceedings 2205, 020032 (2020); https://doi.org/10.1063/1.5142947 2205, 020032
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Accurate characterization of fiber and void
volume fractions of natural fiber composites
by pyrolysis in a nitrogen atmosphere
Cite as: AIP Conference Proceedings 2205, 020032 (2020); https://doi.org/10.1063/1.5142947
Published Online: 10 January 2020
Mehrad Amirkhosravi, Maya Pishvar, Youssef K. Hamidi, and M. Cengiz Altan
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