The influence of moisture on the mechanical properties of wood polymer composites

Journal of Materials Science

Volumn 41, Issue 16, 2006, Pages 5386-5390

  Huang, S H ^a   Cortes, P ^a   Cantwell, W J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; HIGH DENSITY POLYETHYLENES; MOISTURE; POLYMERS; STRESS ANALYSIS;

POLYMER COMPOSITES; WOOD POLYMER; WOOD-FIBER PLASTIC COMPOSITES (WPCS);

COMPOSITE MATERIALS;

EID: 33748333072     PISSN: 00222461     EISSN: 15734803     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10853-006-0377-0     Document Type: Conference Paper

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