Effects of lubricant content on extrusion processing and mechanical properties of wood flour-high-density polyethylene composites

Journal of Thermoplastic Composite Materials

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 155-171

  Adhikary, Kamal B ^a   Park, Chul B ^a   Islam, M R ^b   Rizvi, Ghaus M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ONTARIO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Canada)

Author keywords

high density polyethylene; mechanical properties; morphology; profile extrusion; rheology; wood plastic composite

Indexed keywords

EXTRUSION CONDITIONS; EXTRUSION LINE; EXTRUSION PROCESSING; FLEXURAL PROPERTIES; LUBRICANT CONTENT; MALEATED POLYETHYLENES; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF WOOD; PHYSICAL AND MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; PROFILE EXTRUSION; SURFACE SMOOTHNESS; TWIN SCREW EXTRUDERS; WOOD FIBER; WOOD PLASTIC COMPOSITE;

DENSITY (SPECIFIC GRAVITY); ELASTICITY; EXTRUSION; HIGH DENSITY POLYETHYLENES; MORPHOLOGY; OPTIMIZATION; RHEOLOGY; SHEAR VISCOSITY; TENSILE STRENGTH; THERMOPLASTICS; WOOD PRODUCTS;

MECHANICAL PROPERTIES;

ELASTICITY; EXTRUSION; LUBRICANTS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; OPTIMIZATION; POLYETHYLENE; POLYMER WOOD COMBINATIONS; RHEOLOGY; TENSILE STRENGTH; THERMOPLASTICS; WOOD PRODUCTS;

EID: 79953254504     PISSN: 08927057     EISSN: 15307980     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0892705710388590     Document Type: Article

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