Influence of strain rate on the flexural properties of a wood flour/HDPE composite

Journal of Reinforced Plastics and Composites

Volumn 27, Issue 16-17, 2008, Pages 1701-1708

  Dastoorian, Foroogh ^a   Tajvidi, Mehdi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEHRAN   (Iran)

Author keywords

Composites; High density polyethylene; Mechanical properties; Strain rate; Wood flour

Indexed keywords

BENDING STRENGTH; CARBON FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS; DENSITY (SPECIFIC GRAVITY); HIGH DENSITY POLYETHYLENES; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; STRAIN; STRENGTH OF MATERIALS; THERMOPLASTICS; WOOD; WOOD PRODUCTS;

COMPOSITES; EFFECT OF STRAINS; FLEXURAL MODULUS; FLEXURAL PROPERTIES; FLEXURAL STRENGTHS; LINEAR RELATIONSHIPS; POINT BENDING; POLYETHYLENE COMPOSITES; RATE DEPENDENTS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; VARIATIONS OF; WOOD FLOUR;

STRAIN RATE;

BEND STRENGTH; CARBON FIBERS; COMPOSITES; DENSITY; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; POLYETHYLENE; REINFORCED PLASTIC; STRAINS; THERMOPLASTICS; WOOD FLOUR;

EID: 54949121455     PISSN: 07316844     EISSN: 15307964     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0731684407086327     Document Type: Article

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