Dynamic fracture toughness of polypropylene reinforced with cellulose fiber

Polymer Engineering and Science

Volumn 37, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 1012-1018

  Clemons, Craig M ^a   Jeffrey Giacomin, A ^b   Koutsky, James A ^b  

^a FOREST PRODUCTS LABORATORY   (United States)

^b University of Wisconsin Madison   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CELLULOSE; ELASTICITY; FIBER REINFORCED MATERIALS; FRACTURE; FRACTURE MECHANICS; FRACTURE TOUGHNESS; IMPACT TESTING; LOADING; MICROSTRUCTURE; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

CELLULOSE FIBERS; CHARPY IMPACT TEST; DYNAMIC FRACTURE ANALYSIS; IMPACT LOADING;

POLYPROPYLENES;

EID: 0031164835     PISSN: 00323888     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pen.11746     Document Type: Article

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