Study on mechanical properties and thermal stability of polypropylene/hemp fiber composites

Journal of Reinforced Plastics and Composites

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 36-44

  Niu, Pengfei ^a   Liu, Baoying ^a   Wei, Xiaoming ^a   Wang, Xiaojun ^a   Yang, Jie ^a  

^a SICHUAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Hemp fiber; Impact strength; Mechanical properties; Polypropylene hemp fiber composites; Thermal stability

Indexed keywords

COMPATILIZER; DECOMPOSITION TEMPERATURE; DEGRADATION PROCESS; FIBER COMPOSITE; FIBER LOADINGS; FLEXURAL STRENGTH; HEMP FIBER COMPOSITES; HIGHER TEMPERATURES; MALEIC ANHYDRIDE GRAFTED POLYPROPYLENE; MELT-COMPOUNDING; POLYPROPYLENE/HEMP FIBER COMPOSITES; SEM; STYRENE COPOLYMERS; THERMAL STABILITY; UNMODIFIED SYSTEMS;

BOND (MASONRY); BUTENES; DYNAMIC ANALYSIS; DYNAMIC MECHANICAL ANALYSIS; ETHYLENE; FIBERS; GRAFTING (CHEMICAL); HEMP; HEMP FIBERS; IMPACT STRENGTH; INJECTION MOLDING; MALEIC ANHYDRIDE; MECHANICAL TESTING; POLYPROPYLENES; POLYSTYRENES; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; STIFFNESS; STYRENE; TENSILE STRENGTH; THERMODYNAMIC STABILITY; THERMOGRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS; X RAY DIFFRACTION; X RAY DIFFRACTION ANALYSIS;

MECHANICAL PROPERTIES;

BONDING; BUTENES; COPOLYMERIZATION; FIBERS; GRAVIMETRY; HEMP; IMPACT STRENGTH; INJECTION MOLDING; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; POLYPROPYLENE; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; THERMAL STABILITY; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

EID: 79952950475     PISSN: 07316844     EISSN: 15307964     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0731684410383067     Document Type: Article

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