Flexural properties and micromorphologies of wood flour/carbon nanofiber/maleated polypropylene/polypropylene composites

Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing

Volumn 40, Issue 6-7, 2009, Pages 948-953

  Zhang, Yongcheng ^a   Zhang, Jilei ^a   Shi, Junli ^a   Toghiani, Hossein ^b   Xue, Yibin ^c   Pittman Jr , Charles U ^a  

^a MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

A. Nano structures; A. Wood; B. Fiber matrix bond; B. Mechanical properties

Indexed keywords

A. NANO-STRUCTURES; A. WOOD; B. FIBER/MATRIX BOND; B. MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; FLEXURAL MODULUS; FLEXURAL PROPERTIES; HIGH SHEAR BLENDING; MALEATED POLYPROPYLENES; MATRIX; MICROMORPHOLOGIES; PHASE COMPOSITES; SEM; WOOD FLOUR;

ADHESION; BENDING STRENGTH; BLENDING; EXTRUSION; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; NANOSTRUCTURES; POLYPROPYLENES; THERMOPLASTICS; WOOD PRODUCTS;

CARBON NANOFIBERS;

ADHESION; BEND STRENGTH; COMPOSITES; DISPERSIONS; EXTRUSION; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; POLYPROPYLENE; THERMOPLASTICS; WOOD PRODUCTS;

EID: 67349122604     PISSN: 1359835X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compositesa.2009.04.024     Document Type: Article

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