Micromechanical deformations in PP/lignocellulosic filler composites: Effect of matrix properties

Composites Science and Technology

Volumn 70, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 1141-1147

  Renner, Károly ^a,b   Móczó, János ^a,b   Suba, Péter ^c   Pukánszky, Béla ^a,b  

^a CHEMICAL RESEARCH CENTER   (Hungary)

^b BUDAPEST UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY AND ECONOMICS   (Hungary)

^c Tisza Chemical Works Co Ltd (TVK)   (Hungary)

Author keywords

A. Particle reinforced composites; B. Debonding; B. Fracture; B. Mechanical properties; Micromechanical deformations

Indexed keywords

A. PARTICLE-REINFORCED COMPOSITES; ACOUSTIC EMISSION MEASUREMENT; B. DEBONDING; B. FRACTURE; COMPONENT PROPERTIES; COMPOSITE STRENGTH; CORN COB; DEFORMATION MECHANISM; FUNCTIONALIZED POLYMERS; HOMOPOLYMERS; INTERFACIAL ADHESIONS; INTERNAL MIXERS; LIGNOCELLULOSIC FILLER; LIMITING FACTORS; MATRIX; MATRIX YIELDS; MICRO-MECHANICAL DEFORMATIONS; POLYMER COMPOSITE; POLYPROPYLENE COMPOSITE; THICK PLATE;

ACOUSTIC EMISSION TESTING; ADHESION; DEBONDING; DEFORMATION; FILLED POLYMERS; FILLERS; FRACTOGRAPHY; FRACTURE MECHANICS; FUNCTIONAL POLYMERS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; PARTICLE REINFORCED COMPOSITES; POLYMER MATRIX COMPOSITES; REINFORCEMENT; TENSILE TESTING; YIELD STRESS;

FRACTURE;

ADHESION; COPOLYMER; DEBONDING; DEFORMATION; FAILURE ANALYSIS; FRACTURE; HOMOPOLYMER; MECHANICAL PROPERTY; POLYPROPYLENE; STRESS;

EID: 77952880673     PISSN: 02663538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compscitech.2010.02.029     Document Type: Article

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