Mechanical performance of hemp fiber polypropylene composites at different operating temperatures

Journal of Reinforced Plastics and Composites

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 664-674

  Tajvidi, Mehdi ^a   Motie, Nazanin ^a   Rassam, Ghonche ^b   Falk, Robert H ^c   Felton, Colin ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEHRAN   (Iran)

^b SHAHID RAJAEE TEACHER TRAINING UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^c FOREST PRODUCTS LABORATORY   (United States)

^d NONE

Author keywords

Composites; Hemp fiber; Mechanical properties; Polypropylene; Temperature

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITES; EFFECT OF TEMPERATURE; END-USES; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; FIBER CONTENTS; FLEXURAL PROPERTIES; GLASS TRANSITION TEMPERATURE; HIGHER-DEGREE; IMPACT TEST; MECHANICAL PERFORMANCE; OPERATING TEMPERATURE; POLYPROPYLENE COMPOSITE; QUADRATIC CURVES; TEMPERATURE RESISTANCES;

CEMENTS; COMPOSITE MATERIALS; COMPOSITE MICROMECHANICS; CURVE FITTING; DYNAMIC ANALYSIS; DYNAMIC MECHANICAL ANALYSIS; DYNAMICS; FIBERS; GLASS TRANSITION; HEMP; HEMP FIBERS; IMPACT RESISTANCE; TEMPERATURE; THERMOPLASTICS;

MECHANICAL PROPERTIES;

ADHESIVES; ANALYSIS; COMPOSITES; DYNAMICS; FIBERS; FITTINGS; GLASS TRANSITION TEMPERATURE; HEMP; IMPACT STRENGTH; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; POLYPROPYLENE; TEMPERATURE; THERMOPLASTICS;

EID: 77949371238     PISSN: 07316844     EISSN: 15307964     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0731684408100266     Document Type: Article

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