Coextruded PVC/wood-flour composites with WPC cap layers

Journal of Vinyl and Additive Technology

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 197-203

  Jin, Shan ^a   Matuana, Laurent M ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENDING PROPERTIES; CAP LAYER THICKNESSES; CAP LAYERS; COEXTRUSION PROCESSES; COMPOSITE SAMPLES; CONTROL SAMPLES; CORE LAYERS; FLEXURAL MODULUS; FLEXURAL PROPERTIES; FLEXURAL STRENGTHS; HUMID ENVIRONMENTS; MICROBIAL GROWTHS; MOISTURE ABSORPTIONS; MOISTURE UPTAKES; PLASTIC COMPOSITES; POLY(VINYL CHLORIDE); RIGID PVCS; SURFACE COLORS; WOOD FLOURS;

ABS RESINS; BENDING STRENGTH; CARBON FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS; COEXTRUSION; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MOISTURE; MOISTURE CONTROL; PLASTIC PRODUCTS; POLYVINYL CHLORIDES; WOOD; WOOD PRODUCTS;

POLYMER MATRIX COMPOSITES;

BEND STRENGTH; CARBON FIBERS; COEXTRUSION; COMPOSITES; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MOISTURE CONTROL; POLYVINYL CHLORIDE; REINFORCED PLASTIC; REINFORCEMENT; SYNTHETIC POLYMERS; WOOD PRODUCTS;

EID: 56749175998     PISSN: 10835601     EISSN: 15480585     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/vnl.20162     Document Type: Article

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