Deformation mechanisms and mechanical properties of modified polypropylene/wood fiber composites

Polymer Composites

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 521-526

  Hristov, V N ^a,c   Vasileva, St ^a   Krumova, M ^b   Lach, R ^b   Michler, G H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY AND METALLURGY   (Bulgaria)

^b MARTIN LUTHER UNIVERSITY HALLE WITTENBERG   (Germany)

^c MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMPACT TESTING; MICROSCOPIC EXAMINATION; NATURAL FIBERS; PLASTIC DEFORMATION; POLYBUTADIENES; POLYPROPYLENES; POLYSTYRENES; TENSILE TESTING;

COUPLING AGENTS; WOOD FIBER (WFB) COMPOSITES;

COMPOSITE MATERIALS;

EID: 7544219911     PISSN: 02728397     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pc.20045     Document Type: Article

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