Development of recycled polymer composites for structural applications

Plastics, Rubber and Composites

Volumn 40, Issue 6-7, 2011, Pages 317-323

  Hugo, A M ^a   Scelsi, L ^a   Hodzic, A ^a   Jones, F R ^a   Dwyer Joyce, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Composites; Glass fibre; Mica; Polymer blend; Recycled; Thermoplastic

Indexed keywords

LINEAR COEFFICIENT OF THERMAL EXPANSION; LOW COSTS; MATERIAL SYSTEMS; MECHANICAL AND THERMAL PROPERTIES; RECYCLED; RECYCLED POLYMER; SPHERICAL CALCIUM CARBONATE; STRUCTURAL APPLICATIONS; THERMOPLASTIC POLYMER;

ASPECT RATIO; CALCIUM CARBONATE; FIBERS; FILLERS; GLASS FIBERS; HYBRID SYSTEMS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MICA; POLYMER BLENDS; RECYCLING; REINFORCED PLASTICS; THERMAL EXPANSION; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES;

TENSILE STRENGTH;

EID: 79960163537     PISSN: 14658011     EISSN: 17432898     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/1743289810Y.0000000008     Document Type: Conference Paper

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