Evaluation of the mechanical properties of injection moulded hemp fibre reinforced polypropylene composites

Advanced Materials Research

Volumn 29-30, Issue , 2007, Pages 303-306

  Beckermann, G W ^a   Pickering, K L ^a   Foreman, N J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WAIKATO   (New Zealand)

^b Hemptech   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Critical fibre length; Interfacial shear strength; Natural fibre composites; Tensile strength

Indexed keywords

COUPLING AGENTS; FIBER REINFORCED MATERIALS; HEMP; HEMP FIBERS; INJECTION MOLDING; POLYMER BLENDS; POLYPROPYLENES; REINFORCED PLASTICS; REINFORCEMENT; SHEAR FLOW; SODIUM HYDROXIDE; SODIUM SULFITE; TENSILE TESTING;

COMPOSITE TENSILE STRENGTH; FIBRE LENGTH; INTERFACIAL SHEAR STRENGTH; LOW COST APPLICATIONS; MODIFIED POLYPROPYLENE; NATURAL FIBRE COMPOSITES; POLYPROPYLENE COMPOSITE; SINGLE FIBRE FRAGMENTATION TESTS;

TENSILE STRENGTH;

EID: 45749116985     PISSN: 10226680     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.4028/0-87849-466-9.303     Document Type: Conference Paper

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