Durability and mechanical properties of silane cross-linked wood thermoplastic composites

Composites Science and Technology

Volumn 67, Issue 13, 2007, Pages 2728-2738

  Bengtsson, Magnus ^a   Stark, Nicole M ^b   Oksman, Kristiina ^a,c  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

^b FOREST PRODUCTS LABORATORY   (United States)

^c LULEÅ UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

A. Polymer matrix composites (PMCs); B. Durability; B. Mechanical properties; Cross linking; E. Extrusion

Indexed keywords

CROSSLINKING; DURABILITY; EXTRUSION; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; POLYETHYLENES; SILANES; STRENGTH OF MATERIALS; THERMOPLASTICS; WOOD;

FLEXURAL TOUGHNESS; WOOD THERMOPLASTIC COMPOSITES; WOOD-POLYETHYLENE COMPOSITE;

POLYMER MATRIX COMPOSITES;

COMPOSITES; CROSS LINKING; DURABILITY; EXTRUSION; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; POLYETHYLENE; SILANES; THERMOPLASTICS; WOOD;

COMPOSITE; CROSS LINKING; CROSS LINKING AGENT; CURING; DURABILITY; EXTRUSION; MATRIX; MECHANICAL PROPERTY; POLYETHYLENE; STRENGTH; THERMOPLASTIC POLYMER;

EID: 34548135205     PISSN: 02663538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compscitech.2007.02.006     Document Type: Article

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