Die drawn wood polymer composites. I. Mechanical properties

Composites Science and Technology

Volumn 70, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 45-52

  Polec I ^a   Hine, P J ^a   Bonner, M J ^a   Ward, I M ^a   Barton, D C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

A. Short fibre composites; A. Wood; B. Mechanical properties; E. Die drawing

Indexed keywords

A. SHORT-FIBRE COMPOSITES; A. WOOD; DIE DRAWING; FILLED COMPOSITES; LOWER DENSITY; POLYPROPYLENE GRAFTED WITH MALEIC ANHYDRIDE; SHORT FIBRE COMPOSITES; SPECIFIC MODULUS; VOID FORMATION; VOLUME CONCENTRATION; WOOD COMPOSITES; WOOD PARTICLES; WOOD POLYMER COMPOSITES;

COMPOSITE MATERIALS; DIES; MALEIC ANHYDRIDE; POLYPROPYLENES; THERMOPLASTICS; WOOD;

MECHANICAL PROPERTIES;

COMPOSITES; DIES; MALEIC ANHYDRIDE; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; POLYPROPYLENE; THERMOPLASTICS; WOOD;

COMPOSITE PROPERTY; DENSITY; DIE; DRAWING; FIBER REINFORCED COMPOSITE; MECHANICAL PROPERTY; MORPHOLOGY; POLYPROPYLENE; STIFFNESS; STRENGTH;

EID: 70450222911     PISSN: 02663538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compscitech.2009.09.005     Document Type: Article

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