Mechanical and physical properties of wood-plastic composite panels

Journal of Reinforced Plastics and Composites

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 310-319

  Chaharmahali, Majid ^a   Mirbagheri, Jamal ^a   Tajvidi, Mehdi ^a   Najafi, Saeed Kazemi ^b   Mirbagheri, Yaser ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEHRAN   (Iran)

^b TARBIAT MODARES UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^c ISFAHAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Dry blend; High density polyethylene; Hot press molding; Hybrid composites; MDF; Mechanical properties; Particle board; Wastes; Wood plastic composites

Indexed keywords

DRY BLEND; FIBER CONTENTS; FIBER LOADINGS; FLEXURAL MODULUS; FLEXURAL STRENGTH; HOT PRESS; HYBRID COMPOSITES; IN-FIBER; MAXIMUM VALUES; MECHANICAL AND PHYSICAL PROPERTIES; PHYSICAL AND MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; PLASTIC SAMPLE; WATER UPTAKE; WOOD FIBER; WOOD PLASTIC COMPOSITE; WOOD-PLASTIC COMPOSITES;

BENDING STRENGTH; CEMENTS; DENSITY (SPECIFIC GRAVITY); FIBERS; IMPACT STRENGTH; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MOLDING; POLYMER BLENDS; PRESSES (MACHINE TOOLS); STRUCTURAL PANELS; THERMOPLASTICS; WATER CONTENT; WOOD PRODUCTS;

PLASTICS;

BEND STRENGTH; COMPOSITES; DENSITY; HOT PRESSES; IMPACT STRENGTH; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MOISTURE CONTENT; MOLDING; PLASTICS; POLYETHYLENE; PRESSES; THERMOPLASTICS; WOOD PRODUCTS;

EID: 77649269341     PISSN: 07316844     EISSN: 15307964     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0731684408093877     Document Type: Article

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