Hemp fiber-reinforced 1-pentene/polypropylene copolymer: The effect of fiber loading on the mechanical and thermal characteristics of the composites

Journal of Reinforced Plastics and Composites

Volumn 27, Issue 14, 2008, Pages 1533-1544

  Khoathane, M C ^a   Vorster, O C ^a   Sadiku, E R ^a  

^a TSHWANE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Hemp fiber composites; Hemp fibers; Polypropylene 1 pentene random copolymer

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS; CARBON FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS; COPOLYMERIZATION; EXTRUSION MOLDING; FIBER OPTICS; FIBERS; HEMP; IMPACT STRENGTH; INJECTION (OIL WELLS); INJECTION MOLDING; MATRIX ALGEBRA; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; METAL CLADDING; METALLIC MATRIX COMPOSITES; NATURAL FIBERS; PLASTIC PRODUCTS; POLYMER BLENDS; POLYMERS; PROPYLENE; STRENGTH OF MATERIALS; SULFATE MINERALS; TENSILE TESTING; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES;

COMPOSITE TECHNOLOGY; DEGRADATION PROCESSING; EXTRUSION COMPOUNDING; FIBER COMPOSITES; FIBER LOADINGS; FIBER MATERIALS; FIBER-REINFORCED COMPOSITES; FLEXURAL STRENGTH; HEMP FIBER COMPOSITES; HIGHER TEMPERATURES; MECHANICAL AND THERMAL PROPERTIES; POLYPROPYLENE RANDOM COPOLYMERS; POLYPROPYLENE/1-PENTENE RANDOM COPOLYMER; PROPYLENE COPOLYMERS; SISAL FIBERS; SOUTH AFRICA; TEST BARS; THERMAL PROPERTIES; THERMOGRAVIMETRIC METHOD;

HEMP FIBERS;

CARBON FIBERS; COPOLYMERIZATION; FIBER OPTICS; FIBERS; HEMP; INJECTION MOLDING; MATRICES; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; NATURAL FIBERS; PLASTICS; POLYMERS; POLYPROPYLENE; PROPYLENE; THERMAL PROPERTIES;

EID: 52149099249     PISSN: 07316844     EISSN: 15307964     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0731684407086325     Document Type: Article

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