The effect of weathering on wood-polymer composites

Annual Technical Conference - ANTEC, Conference Proceedings

Volumn 2, Issue , 2003, Pages 2029-2033

  Douglas, P ^a   Murphy, W R ^a   McNally, G ^a   Billham, M ^a  

^a QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPOUNDING (CHEMICAL); IMPACT TESTING; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; POLYMER BLENDS; POLYVINYL CHLORIDES; TENSILE STRENGTH; WATER ABSORPTION; WEATHERING; WETTING; WOOD;

DENSITY ANALYSIS;

COMPOSITE MATERIALS;

EID: 0141839693     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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