Effects of water absorption on creep behavior of wood-plastic composites

Journal of Composite Materials

Volumn 42, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 993-1002

  Najafi, Saeed Kazemi ^a   Sharifnia, Houri ^a   Tajvidi, Mehdi ^b  

^a TARBIAT MODARES UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEHRAN   (Iran)

Author keywords

Creep; MDF flour; Waste HDPE; Water absorption; Wood plastic composites

Indexed keywords

CREEP; FILLERS; MOISTURE; POLYETHYLENES; WATER ABSORPTION;

CREEP BEHAVIOR; FILLER LOADING; MEDIUM DENSITY FIBERBOARD (MDF);

COMPOSITE MATERIALS;

EID: 43149124820     PISSN: 00219983     EISSN: 1530793X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0021998307088608     Document Type: Article

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