Stress-relaxation behavior of lignocellulosic high-density polyethylene composites

Journal of Reinforced Plastics and Composites

Volumn 30, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 875-881

  Mirzaei, Babak ^a   Tajvidi, Mehdi ^a   Falk, Robert H ^b   Felton, Colin ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEHRAN   (Iran)

^b FOREST PRODUCTS LABORATORY   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

composites; high density polyethylene; natural fibers; stress relaxation; superposition

Indexed keywords

EXPERIMENTAL DATA; RHEOLOGICAL BEHAVIORS; RICE HULLS; STRAIN LEVELS; SUPERPOSITION; WOOD FLOUR;

FILLERS; HEMP; HIGH DENSITY POLYETHYLENES; NATURAL FIBERS; NEWSPRINT; RHEOLOGY; STRESS RELAXATION; THERMOPLASTICS; WOOD PRODUCTS;

KENAF FIBERS;

COMPOSITES; FILLERS; HEMP; KENAF; NATURAL FIBERS; NEWSPRINT; POLYETHYLENE; RHEOLOGY; STRESS RELAXATION; THERMOPLASTICS; WOOD FLOUR; WOOD PRODUCTS;

EID: 80055098268     PISSN: 07316844     EISSN: 15307964     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0731684411411337     Document Type: Article

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