Environmental effects on the mechanical and thermomechanical properties of aspen fiber-polypropylene composites

Composites Part B: Engineering

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 152-158

  Xue, Y ^a   Veazie, D R ^b   Glinsey, C ^b   Horstemeyer, M F ^a   Rowell, R M ^c  

^a MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CLARK ATLANTA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c FOREST PRODUCTS LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

A. Natural fiber composites; C. Computational modeling; C. Statistical properties methods; Coupling agent effects; D. Mechanical testing

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; NATURAL FIBERS; POLYPROPYLENES; STATISTICAL METHODS;

COMPUTATIONAL MODELING; NATURAL FIBER COMPOSITES; STATISTICAL PROPERTIES;

COMPOSITE MATERIALS;

COMPOSITES; COUPLING AGENTS; ENVIRONMENTS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MECHANICAL TESTS; NATURAL FIBERS; POLYPROPYLENE; STATISTICAL METHODS;

EID: 33750606879     PISSN: 13598368     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compositesb.2006.07.005     Document Type: Article

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