Effects of wood fiber content and coupling agent content on tensile properties of wood fiber polyethylene composites

Holz als Roh - und Werkstoff

Volumn 66, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 267-274

  Zhang, Yaolin ^a   Zhang, S Y ^a   Choi, P ^b  

^a FORINTEK CANADA CORP   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEAMS AND GIRDERS; CEMENTS; COUPLING AGENTS; FIBER OPTICS; FIBERS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; STRESSES; WOOD PRODUCTS;

MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF WOOD; MODULUS OF ELASTICITY; OPTIMAL DESIGNS; POLYETHYLENE COMPOSITES; RESPONSE SURFACES; STRAIN AT BREAK; TENSILE PROPERTIES; WOOD FIBERS;

WOOD;

ADHESIVES; BEAMS; FIBER OPTICS; FIBERS; STRESSES; WOOD; WOOD PRODUCTS;

EID: 49049108128     PISSN: 00183768     EISSN: 1436736X     Source Type: Trade Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00107-008-0246-4     Document Type: Article

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