Effects of chemical treatments on mechanical and physical properties of flax fiber-reinforced rotationally molded composites

ASAE Annual International Meeting 2004

Volumn , Issue , 2004, Pages 6745-6755

  Wang, B ^a   Panigrahi, S ^a   Tabil, L ^a   Crerar, W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Benzoylation; Differential scanning calorimetry; Peroxide treatment; Rotational molding; Silane treatment; Tensile strength at yield; Water absorption

Indexed keywords

DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; GLASS FIBERS; NATURAL FIBERS; ROTATIONAL MOLDING; SILANES; STIFFNESS; TENSILE STRENGTH; THERMODYNAMIC STABILITY; WATER ABSORPTION;

FLAX STRAWS; PEROXIDE TREATMENT; SILANE TREATMENT; TENSILE STRENGTH AT YIELD;

FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS;

ACYLATION; BENZOYL GROUPS; GLASS FIBERS; MOLDING; NATURAL FIBERS; ROTATION; STIFFNESS;

EID: 30044432662     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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