Increasing load-bearing capacity of wood-plastic composites by sandwiching natural and glass fabrics

Journal of Reinforced Plastics and Composites

Volumn 29, Issue 20, 2010, Pages 3133-3148

  Deng, Shiqiang ^a   Tang, Youhong ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b SOUTH CHINA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

coupling agents; creep; glass fibers; mechanical properties; natural fibers; polyethylene; reinforcements; wood plastic composites

Indexed keywords

COMPOUNDING PROCESS; GLASS FABRIC; GLASS FIBER FABRICS; GRAFTED POLYETHYLENE; HDPE COMPOSITE; INORGANIC FIBERS; INTERFACIAL COMPATIBILITY; LOAD-BEARING CAPABILITY; LOAD-BEARING CAPACITY; LONG FIBER; MATRIX; MECHANICAL PERFORMANCE; PROCESSING METHOD; SILANE COUPLING AGENT; SOLID WOODS; STRUCTURAL APPLICATIONS; TWO LAYERS; WOOD PLASTIC COMPOSITE; WOOD-PLASTIC COMPOSITES;

BEARING CAPACITY; BEARINGS (STRUCTURAL); COMPRESSION MOLDING; COUPLING AGENTS; CREEP; GLASS FIBERS; MALEIC ANHYDRIDE; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; NATURAL FIBERS; PELLETIZING; PLASTICS; POLYETHYLENES; REINFORCEMENT; THERMOPLASTICS; WOOD PRODUCTS;

CREEP RESISTANCE;

BEARINGS; COMPRESSION MOLDING; COUPLING AGENTS; CREEP; GLASS FIBERS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; NATURAL FIBERS; PELLETING; PLASTICS; POLYETHYLENE; REINFORCEMENT; THERMOPLASTICS; WOOD PRODUCTS;

EID: 77958089191     PISSN: 07316844     EISSN: 15307964     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0731684410367535     Document Type: Article

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