Particulate reinforced rotationally moulded polyethylene composites - Mixing methods and mechanical properties

Composites Science and Technology

Volumn 66, Issue 13, 2006, Pages 2080-2088

  Yan, W ^a   Lin, R J T ^a   Bhattacharyya, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

A. Particle reinforced composites; B. Mechanical properties; D. Scanning electron microscopy; E. Rotational moulding

Indexed keywords

ELASTIC MODULI; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; REINFORCED PLASTICS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TENSILE PROPERTIES; TENSILE STRENGTH; VOLUME FRACTION;

PARTICLE-REINFORCED COMPOSITES; POLYETHYLENE COMPOSITES; ROTATIONAL MOULDING;

LOW DENSITY POLYETHYLENES;

COMPOSITE; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MECHANICAL PROPERTY; MOLDING; PARTICLE; POLYETHYLENE; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TENSILE PROPERTY;

EID: 33746042195     PISSN: 02663538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compscitech.2005.12.022     Document Type: Article

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