Micromechanical deformation processes in PP/wood composites: Particle characteristics, adhesion, mechanisms

Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing

Volumn 41, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 1653-1661

  Renner, Károly ^a,b   Kenyó, Csaba ^a,b   Móczó, János ^a,b   Pukánszky, Béla ^a,b  

^a CHEMICAL RESEARCH CENTER   (Hungary)

^b BUDAPEST UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY AND ECONOMICS   (Hungary)

Author keywords

A. Particle reinforcement; A. Wood; B. Interface interphase; C. Micro mechanics

Indexed keywords

A. WOOD; COMPOSITE STRENGTH; FIBER AXIS; FIBER FRACTURE; FIBER PULL OUT; FUNCTIONALIZED POLYMERS; INTERFACE/INTERPHASES; INTERFACIAL ADHESIONS; LARGE ASPECT RATIO; MALEATED POLYPROPYLENES; MATRIX; MICRO-MECHANICAL DEFORMATIONS; PARTICLE CHARACTERISTICS; PARTICLE REINFORCEMENT;

ADHESION; DEFORMATION; FUNCTIONAL POLYMERS; POLYPROPYLENES; REINFORCED PLASTICS; REINFORCEMENT; THERMOPLASTICS;

ASPECT RATIO;

EID: 77957119739     PISSN: 1359835X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compositesa.2010.08.001     Document Type: Article

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