Manufacture and properties of a polyethylene homocomposite

Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing

Volumn 29, Issue 5-6, 1998, Pages 611-617

  Mosleh, M ^a   Suh, N P ^b   Arinez, J ^b  

^a School of Engineering   (United States)

^b Massachusetts Institute of Technology   (United States)

Author keywords

B. mechanical properties; B. wear; E. compression molding; Polyethylene homocomposite

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITION EFFECTS; COMPRESSION MOLDING; CROSSLINKING; ELASTIC MODULI; FRICTION; GAMMA RAYS; HARDNESS; MOLECULAR ORIENTATION; TENSILE STRENGTH; THERMAL EFFECTS; ULTRAHIGH MOLECULAR WEIGHT POLYETHYLENES; WEAR RESISTANCE;

POLYETHYLENE HOMOCOMPOSITES;

FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS;

EID: 0031680897     PISSN: 1359835X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1359-835X(97)00122-X     Document Type: Article

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