Ternary Composites Based on PP-EPDM Blends Reinforced With Flax Fibers. Part II: Mechanical Properties/Morphology Relationship

Polymer Engineering and Science

Volumn 43, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 1031-1043

  Biagiotti, J ^a   Lopez Manchado M A ^b   Arroyo, M ^b   Kenny, J M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

^b INSTITUTO DE CIENCIA Y TECNOLOGÍA DE POLÍMEROS   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITE MATERIALS; CRYSTALLIZATION; ETHYLENE; FLAX; FRACTURE TESTING; GLASS FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS; IMPACT TESTING; MORPHOLOGY; POLYMER BLENDS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TENSILE TESTING; TERNARY SYSTEMS; WATER ABSORPTION;

COMPOSITE MATRICES; SINGLE FLAX FIBERS; TERNARY COMPOSITES;

POLYPROPYLENES;

EID: 1542499722     PISSN: 00323888     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pen.10087     Document Type: Article

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