Effect of density and polymer content on the hygroscopic thickness swelling rate of compression molded wood fiber/polymer composites

Wood and Fiber Science

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 520-526

  Shi, Sheldon Q ^a,b   Gardner, Douglas J ^c  

^a MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b University of Maine ^*  (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MAINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Compression molding; Swelling rate; Thickness swelling; Wood fiber polymer composites; Wood fiberboard

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITE MATERIALS; COMPRESSION MOLDING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; POLYMERS; SWELLING;

POLYMER COMPOSITES; SWELLING MODEL; SWELLING RATE; WOOD FIBER; WOOD FIBERBOARD;

WOOD;

COMPRESSION MOLDING; FIBER BOARDS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; POLYMER WOOD COMBINATIONS; SWELLING; WOOD FIBERS;

EID: 33748199230     PISSN: 07356161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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