Effect of MAPE on mechanical and morphological properties of wheat straw/hdpe injection molded composites

Journal of Reinforced Plastics and Composites

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 123-131

  Zabihzadeh, Majid ^a   Dastoorian, Foroogh ^a   Ebrahimi, Ghanbar ^b  

^a SARI AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES AND NATURAL RESOURCES UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEHRAN   (Iran)

Author keywords

Compatibilizer; Composite; High density polyethylene; MAPE; Mechanical properties; SEM; Wheat straw

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITE; FAILURE STRAIN; MATRIX; MOLDED COMPOSITES; MORPHOLOGICAL PROPERTIES; POLYETHYLENE COMPOSITES; SEM; SEM MICROGRAPHS; TENSILE ENERGY ABSORPTIONS; TENSILE FRACTURE SURFACES; TENSILE MODULI; WHEAT STRAWS;

DENSITY (SPECIFIC GRAVITY); ELASTIC MODULI; FRACTURE; HIGH DENSITY POLYETHYLENES; IMPACT STRENGTH; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; THERMOPLASTICS;

TENSILE STRENGTH;

EID: 77649246550     PISSN: 07316844     EISSN: 15307964     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0731684408096426     Document Type: Article

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