Table of Contents

Volume 6 No. 1, 2017

* This issue includes papers published with  

Special Issue: Natural Fiber Reinforced Composites

Guest Editor: Sérgio Roberto Montoro FATEC, Faculdade de Tecnologia de Pindamonhangaba, Rodovia Vereador Abel Fabrício Dias, 4010 – Água Preta, Pindamonhangaba-SP. Zip Code: 12445-010,Brazil; E-mail: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it., This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Editorial: Natural Fiber Reinforced Composites - Page 1
Sérgio Roberto Montoro

Manufacturing and Characterization of High Impact Polystyrene (HIPS) Reinforced with Treated Sugarcane Bagasse - Pages 2-11
Kelly Cristina Coelho de Carvalho Benini, Herman Jacobus Cornelis Voorwald and Maria Odila Hilário Cioffi
DOI: https://doi.org/10.6000/1929-5995.2017.06.01.1

Degradability of Epoxy/Sisal Fiber Composites via Simulated Soil - Pages 12-16
C.F. Bandeira, S.R. Montoro, S.T. Faria, P.R.S. Moreira, A.C.C. Pereira, L.F. Oliveira and A.C. Milanese
DOI: https://doi.org/10.6000/1929-5995.2017.06.01.2

Featuring High Impact Polystyrene Composites Strengthened with Green Coconut Fiber Developed for Automotive Industry Application - Pages 17-20
Gilmara Brandão Pereira, Glayce Cassaro Pereira, Márcio Alves de Lima, Brunno José Silva de Jesus, Ezequiel de Andrade Silva, Kelly Cristina Coelho de Carvalho Benini, Cirlene Fourquet Bandeira and Sérgio Roberto Montoro
DOI: https://doi.org/10.6000/1929-5995.2017.06.01.3

General Articles

Analysis of Stress Concentration Factor for Tensile Characteristics of Syntactic Foam Using Finite Element Method - Pages 21-32
Zulzamri Salleh, Md Mainul Islam and Jayantha Ananda Epaarachchi