Gas-assisted injection molded polypropylene/glass fiber composite: Foaming structure and tensile strength

Polymer - Plastics Technology and Engineering

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 170-176

  Zheng, Guo Qiang ^a   Li, Qian ^a   Chen, Jing Bo ^a   Shen, Chang Yu ^a   Yang, Wei ^b   Yang, Ming Bo ^b  

^a SICHUAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b ZHENGZHOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Conventional injection molding; Foaming structure; Gas penetration; Gas assisted injection molding; Tensile strength

Indexed keywords

CARBON FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS; FIBERS; GASES; GLASS; GLASS FIBERS; MOLDING; MOLDS; PLASTIC MOLDS; POLYPROPYLENES; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; STRENGTH OF MATERIALS; TENSILE STRENGTH;

CONVENTIONAL INJECTION MOLDING; FIBER COMPOSITES; FIBER CONTENTS; FOAMING STRUCTURE; GAS PENETRATION; GAS PRESSURES; GAS-ASSISTED INJECTION MOLDING; ISOTACTIC POLYPROPYLENES; MATRIXES; POOR ADHESIONS; PROCESSING CONDITIONS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPES;

INJECTION MOLDING;

FIBER REINFORCED COMPOSITE; GLASS FIBER; INJECTION MOLDING; POLYPROPYLENE; TENSILE PROPERTY;

EID: 58949094677     PISSN: 03602559     EISSN: 15256111     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03602550802577437     Document Type: Article

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