Effects of processing method and fiber size on the structure and properties of wood-plastic composites

Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 80-85

  Migneault, Sebastien ^a   Koubaa, Ahmed ^b   Erchiqui, Fouad ^b   Chaala, Abdelkader ^c   Englund, Karl ^d   Wolcott, Michael P ^d  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC EN ABITIBI TÉMISCAMINGUE   (Canada)

^c Service de Recherche et d'Expertise en Transformation des Produits Forestiers   (Canada)

^d WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

A. Fibers; A. Wood; E. Extrusion; E. Injection molding

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; CARBON FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS; EXTRUSION; EXTRUSION MOLDING; INJECTION MOLDING; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MOLDING; MOLDS; PLASTIC MOLDS; POLYMER MATRIX COMPOSITES; SURFACE STRUCTURE; WATER ABSORPTION; WOOD; WOOD PRODUCTS;

A. FIBERS; A. WOOD; BENEFICIAL EFFECTS; COMPOSITE BEHAVIORS; E. EXTRUSION; E. INJECTION MOLDING; FIBER CHARACTERISTICS; FIBER LENGTHS; FIBER SIZES; FORMING PROCESSES; L/D RATIOS; PLASTIC COMPOSITES; PROCESSING METHODS; STRUCTURE AND PROPERTIES; SURFACE QUALITIES;

FIBERS;

ABSORPTION; CARBON FIBERS; EXTRUSION; FIBERS; INJECTION MOLDING; MOLDING; POLYMER PAPER COMBINATIONS; SURFACE STRUCTURE; WATER ABSORPTION; WOOD FIBERS; WOOD PRODUCTS;

EID: 57749195093     PISSN: 1359835X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compositesa.2008.10.004     Document Type: Article

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