Effect of mixing conditions and initial fiber morphology on fiber dimensions after processing

Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 351-358

  Quijano Solis, C ^a   Yan, N ^a   Zhang, S Y ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b FORINTEK CANADA CORP   (Canada)

Author keywords

A. Discontinuous reinforcement; A. Thermoplastic resin; A. Wood

Indexed keywords

METALLIC MATRIX COMPOSITES; MULTIVARIANT ANALYSIS; POLYPROPYLENES; REINFORCED PLASTICS; REINFORCEMENT; RESINS; SPINNING (FIBERS);

A. DISCONTINUOUS REINFORCEMENT; A. THERMOPLASTIC RESIN; A. WOOD; AVERAGE FIBER LENGTHS; FIBER BREAKAGES; FIBER CONCENTRATIONS; FIBER DIMENSIONS; FIBER LENGTHS; FIBER MORPHOLOGIES; FIBER PARAMETERS; INTERNAL MIXERS; MIXING CONDITIONS; MULTIVARIATE STATISTICS; POLYPROPYLENE MATRICES; PROCESSING CONDITIONS; SIMULTANEOUS ANALYSIS; WHEAT STRAWS;

FIBERS;

EID: 62649122308     PISSN: 1359835X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compositesa.2008.12.014     Document Type: Article

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