Mechanical, thermal, and microstructure analysis of silk- and cotton-waste-fiber-reinforced high-density polyethylene composites

Polymer - Plastics Technology and Engineering

Volumn 47, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 502-507

  Koçak, Dilara ^a   Tasdemir, Münir ^a   Usta, Ismail ^a   Merdan, Nigar ^b   Akalin, Mehmet ^a  

^a MARMARA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b ISTANBUL COMMERCE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Cotton waste; HDPE; Polymer composite; Silk waste

Indexed keywords

COTTON; ELASTICITY; ELONGATION; HIGH DENSITY POLYETHYLENES; IMPACT STRENGTH; SILK; TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION; TENSILE STRENGTH; YIELD STRESS;

HEAT DEFLECTION TEMPERATURE; MELT FLOW INDEX; THERMAL TRANSITION;

FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS;

COTTON; ELASTICITY; ELONGATION; FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS; HIGH DENSITY POLYETHYLENES; IMPACT STRENGTH; SILK; TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION; TENSILE STRENGTH; YIELD STRESS;

COTTON; ELASTICITY; ELONGATION; HIGH DENSITY POLYETHYLENE; IMPACT STRENGTH; REINFORCED PLASTIC; SILK; SOFTENING POINT; TENSILE STRENGTH;

COTTON FIBER; ELASTIC MODULUS; ELONGATION; FIBER REINFORCED COMPOSITE; POLYETHYLENE; SILK FIBER; STRENGTH; TENSILE PROPERTY;

EID: 42549139697     PISSN: 03602559     EISSN: 15256111     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03602550801977919     Document Type: Article

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