Physical and mechanical properties of wood-polypropylene composites made with virgin and/or recycled polypropylene

Polymer - Plastics Technology and Engineering

Volumn 50, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 1040-1046

  Butylina, Svetlana ^a   Martikka, Ossi ^a   Kärki, Timo ^a  

^a LAPPEENRANTA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

Author keywords

Charpy impact strength; Composites; Crystallinity; Polypropylene

Indexed keywords

CHARPY IMPACT STRENGTH; CRYSTALLINITY; DEGREE OF CRYSTALLINITY; FRACTURE MECHANISMS; FRACTURED SURFACES; PHYSICAL AND MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; RECYCLED POLYPROPYLENE; SCANNING ELECTRONS; WOOD POLYMER COMPOSITES;

DIMENSIONAL STABILITY; IMPACT STRENGTH; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; PLASTIC PRODUCTS; RECYCLING; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TENSILE STRENGTH; THERMOPLASTICS;

POLYPROPYLENES;

EID: 79960695475     PISSN: 03602559     EISSN: 15256111     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03602559.2011.557823     Document Type: Article

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