Effect of coupling agents on reinforcing potential of recycled carbon fibre for polypropylene composite

Composites Science and Technology

Volumn 72, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 835-844

  Wong, K H ^a   Syed Mohammed, D ^a   Pickering, S J ^a   Brooks, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

A. Carbon fibres; A. Coupling agents; A. Recycling; B. Mechanical properties; E. Injection moulding

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITE IMPACT STRENGTH; CRACK INITIATION AND PROPAGATION; E.INJECTION MOULDING; EXTRUSION COMPOUNDING; FRACTURE MORPHOLOGY; INTERFACIAL ADHESIONS; INTERFACIAL SHEAR STRENGTH; MALEIC ANHYDRIDE CONTENTS; MALEIC ANHYDRIDE GRAFTED POLYPROPYLENE; MAXIMUM STRENGTH; MICROBOND TEST; POLYPROPYLENE COMPOSITE; PP MATRIX; RECYCLED FIBRE; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPIES (SEM); TENSILE SPECIMENS;

ADHESION; CARBON FIBERS; COUPLING AGENTS; FIBERS; INJECTION MOLDING; MALEIC ANHYDRIDE; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; RECYCLING; REINFORCED PLASTICS; REINFORCEMENT; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TENSILE STRENGTH; THERMOPLASTICS;

POLYPROPYLENES;

EID: 84858792045     PISSN: 02663538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compscitech.2012.02.013     Document Type: Article

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