Applications of Polyamide/Cellulose Fiber/Wollastonite Composites for Microcellular Injection Molding

Annual Technical Conference - ANTEC, Conference Proceedings

Volumn 1, Issue , 2003, Pages 701-705

  Winata, Herman ^a   Turng, Lih Sheng ^a   Caulfield, Daniel F ^b   Kuster, Tom ^b   Spindler, Rick ^c   Jacobson, Rod ^d  

^a University of Wisconsin Madison   (United States)

^b FOREST PRODUCTS LABORATORY   (United States)

^c Kaysun Corporation   (United States)

^d A J Engineering   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FIBER REINFORCED MATERIALS; IMPACT TESTING; POLYAMIDES; RESINS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TENSILE STRENGTH;

MOLDED SAMPLES;

INJECTION MOLDING;

EID: 0141840830     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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