Durability of a rice-hullĝ€"polyethylene composite property change after exposed to UV weathering

Journal of Reinforced Plastics and Composites

Volumn 28, Issue 15, 2009, Pages 1813-1822

  Wang, Weihong ^a   Wang, Qingwen ^a   Dang, Wenjie ^a  

^a Forestry University   (China)

Author keywords

Composite; Durability; Polyethylene; Rice hull

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL CHANGE; COLOR CHANGES; COMPOSITE; FTIR ANALYSIS; MATRIX; MODULUS OF ELASTICITY; MODULUS OF RUPTURE; MORPHOLOGICAL CHANGES; PLASTIC MATRICES; POLYETHYLENE COMPOSITES; PROPERTY CHANGES; RAPID FADING; RICE-HULL; SAWN SURFACES; SMOOTH SURFACE; SURFACE TEXTURES; UV WEATHERING;

DURABILITY; EROSION; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; THERMOPLASTICS; WEATHERING;

SURFACE PROPERTIES;

EID: 68449094074     PISSN: 07316844     EISSN: 15307964     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0731684408090574     Document Type: Article

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