Feasibility of using heat treated wood in wood/thermoplastic composites

Journal of Reinforced Plastics and Composites

Volumn 27, Issue 16-17, 2008, Pages 1689-1699

  Kaboorani, Alireza ^a   Faezipour, Mehdi ^a   Ebrahimi, Ghanbar ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEHRAN   (Iran)

Author keywords

Composites; Coupling agent; Heat treatment; High density polyethylene (HDPE); Mechanical properties; Morphological study; Wood

Indexed keywords

ABS RESINS; BLENDING; CARBON FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS; CONCRETE BRIDGES; COUPLING AGENTS; DENSITY (SPECIFIC GRAVITY); FIBERS; HEAT TREATING FURNACES; HEAT TREATMENT; MALEIC ANHYDRIDE; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MORPHOLOGY; NATURAL FIBERS; PLASTIC PRODUCTS; POLYETHYLENES; POLYMER MATRIX COMPOSITES; POLYMERS; REINFORCED PLASTICS; STRENGTH OF MATERIALS; THERMOPLASTICS; WOOD PRODUCTS;

COMPOSITE PROPERTIES; COMPOSITES; FLEXURAL TESTS; HEAT TREATMENT TEMPERATURES; MALEIC ANHYDRIDE COPOLYMERS; MAXIMUM LOADS; MECHANICAL PERFORMANCES; MODE OF FRACTURES; MODULUS OF ELASTICITIES; MODULUS OF RUPTURES; MORPHOLOGICAL STUDIES; MORPHOLOGICAL STUDY; TENSILE; TREATED WOODS; UNTREATED WOODS; WOOD CONTENTS; WOOD FIBERS;

WOOD;

ANATOMY; CARBON FIBERS; COMPOSITES; COUPLING AGENTS; DENSITY; HEAT TREATMENT; MALEIC ANHYDRIDE; REINFORCED PLASTIC; SYNTHETIC POLYMERS; THERMOPLASTICS; WOOD;

EID: 54949108670     PISSN: 07316844     EISSN: 15307964     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0731684407084207     Document Type: Article

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