Polybutene as a matrix for wood plastic composites

Composites Science and Technology

Volumn 70, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 167-172

  Afrifah, K A ^a   Hickok, R A ^a   Matuana, L M ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

A. Polymers (Polybutene 1); A. Wood plastic composites; B. Mechanical properties; D. Scanning electron microscopy; E. Extrusion injection molding

Indexed keywords

B. MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; D. SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; E. EXTRUSION/INJECTION MOLDING; POLYBUTENE-1; WOOD PLASTIC COMPOSITE;

ADHESION; IMPACT STRENGTH; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MOLDING; PLASTICS; POLYMERS; PUMPING PLANTS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; STIFFNESS; STIFFNESS MATRIX; TENSILE STRENGTH; WOOD PRODUCTS;

POLYMER MATRIX COMPOSITES;

ADHESION; COMPOSITES; IMPACT STRENGTH; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MOLDING; PLASTICS; POLYMERS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; STIFFNESS; TENSILE STRENGTH; WOOD; WOOD PRODUCTS;

ADHESION; COMPOSITE; FRACTURE; IMPACT; INJECTION MOLDING; MECHANICAL PROPERTY; PLASTIC; POLYETHYLENE; STIFFNESS; STRENGTH; TENSILE PROPERTY; TOUGHNESS;

EID: 70450224238     PISSN: 02663538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compscitech.2009.09.019     Document Type: Article

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