Effect of coupling agents and particle size on mechanical performance of polyethylene composites comprising wollastonite micro-fibres

Key Engineering Materials

Volumn 334-335 I, Issue , 2007, Pages 265-268

  Yuan, Xiaowen ^a   Bhattacharyya, Debes ^a   Easteal, Allan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Coupling agent; Mechanical performance; Polyethylene; Wollastonite

Indexed keywords

ADHESION; COMPOSITE MATERIALS; ELASTIC MODULI; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; ORGANIC POLYMERS; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; REINFORCEMENT; ROTATIONAL MOLDING; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TENSILE STRENGTH;

COUPLING AGENT; MECHANICAL PERFORMANCE; POLYETHYLENE COMPOSITES; WOLLASTONITE MICRO-FIBRES;

POLYETHYLENES;

EID: 33847052849     PISSN: 10139826     EISSN: 16629795     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.4028/0-87849-427-8.265     Document Type: Conference Paper

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