Effects of particle size and coupling agent concentration on mechanical properties of particulate-filled polymer composites

Journal of Thermoplastic Composite Materials

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 169-174

  Nourbakhsh, Amir ^a   Karegarfard, Abolfazl ^a   Ashori, Alireza ^b   Nourbakhsh, Anita ^c  

^a RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF FORESTS AND RANGELANDS   (Iran)

^b IRANIAN RESEARCH ORGANIZATION FOR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY IROST   (Iran)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEHRAN   (Iran)

Author keywords

Composites; Mechanical properties; Polymer matrix; Polypropylene; Wood flour

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITES; FILLER PARTICLES; LOW COSTS; POTENTIAL SOURCES; STRENGTH PROPERTY; TENSILE MODULI; WOOD FLOUR; WOOD FLOUR COMPOSITES; WOOD PARTICLES;

ASPECT RATIO; COUPLING AGENTS; FILLED POLYMERS; FILLERS; IMPACT STRENGTH; MALEIC ANHYDRIDE; NATURAL FIBERS; PLASTIC PRODUCTS; POLYMER MATRIX COMPOSITES; THERMOPLASTICS; WOOD PRODUCTS;

MECHANICAL PROPERTIES;

COMPOSITES; COUPLING AGENTS; IMPACT STRENGTH; MALEIC ANHYDRIDE; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; PLASTICS; POLYMERS; POLYPROPYLENE; THERMOPLASTICS; WOOD FLOUR; WOOD PRODUCTS;

EID: 77749285683     PISSN: 08927057     EISSN: 15307980     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0892705709340962     Document Type: Article

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