The influence of interfacial adhesion, particle size and size distribution on the predicted mechanical properties of particulate thermoplastic composites

Materials Letters

Volumn 57, Issue 13-14, 2003, Pages 1919-1924

  Verbeek, C J R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Aspect ratio; Composite; Distribution; LLDPE; Particle size; Phlogopite

Indexed keywords

ADHESION; BINDERS; COMPOSITE MATERIALS; ELASTIC MODULI; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; TENSILE STRENGTH;

THERMOPLASTIC COMPOSITES;

LINEAR LOW DENSITY POLYETHYLENES;

EID: 0037379116     PISSN: 0167577X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-577X(02)01105-9     Document Type: Article

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