Evaluation of time dependent behavior of a wood flour/high density polyethylene composite

Journal of Reinforced Plastics and Composites

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 132-143

  Dastoorian, Foroogh ^a   Tajvidi, Mehdi ^a   Ebrahimi, Ghanbar ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEHRAN   (Iran)

Author keywords

Composites; High density polyethylene; Superposition.; Time dependent behavior; Wood flour

Indexed keywords

APPLIED STRESS; ARRHENIUS-TYPE EQUATION; CREEP TESTS; FIR WOOD; FLEXURAL STRENGTH; LONG TERM PERFORMANCE; MASTER CURVE; ON TIME; POLYETHYLENE COMPOSITES; SHIFT FACTORS; STRAIN LEVELS; STRESS RELAXATION DATA; STRESS RELAXATION TESTS; SUPERPOSITION.; TIME DEPENDENT BEHAVIOR; TIME-STRESS SUPERPOSITION; ULTIMATE STRAIN; WOOD FLOUR; WOOD PLASTIC COMPOSITE;

COMPOSITE MATERIALS; COMPOSITE MICROMECHANICS; CREEP; CURVE FITTING; HIGH DENSITY POLYETHYLENES; RESIDUAL STRESSES; STRESS RELAXATION; TESTING; THERMOPLASTICS;

WOOD PRODUCTS;

COMPOSITES; CREEP; POLYETHYLENE; STRESS RELAXATION; THERMOPLASTICS; WOOD FLOUR; WOOD PRODUCTS;

EID: 77649249550     PISSN: 07316844     EISSN: 15307964     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0731684408096427     Document Type: Article

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