Date palm wood flour/glass fibre reinforced hybrid composites of recycled polypropylene: Mechanical and thermal properties

Materials and Design

Volumn 42, Issue , 2012, Pages 289-294

  AlMaadeed, Mariam A ^a   Kahraman, Ramazan ^a   Noorunnisa Khanam, P ^a   Madi, Nabil ^a  

^a QATAR UNIVERSITY   (Qatar)

Author keywords

Date palm wood flour; Extrusion; Glass fibre; Recycled polypropylene; Tensile properties

Indexed keywords

CRYSTALLINITIES; DATE PALM; DEGREE OF CRYSTALLINITY; FIBER ADDITION; FIBRE REINFORCED; GLASS FIBRE REINFORCED COMPOSITES; HYBRID COMPOSITES; MECHANICAL AND THERMAL PROPERTIES; MIXING PROCESS; MORPHOLOGICAL STUDY; RECYCLED POLYPROPYLENE; WEIGHT RATIOS; WOOD FLOUR; WOOD PARTICLES; YOUNG'S MODULUS;

EXTRUSION; GLASS FIBERS; HYBRID MATERIALS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; RECYCLING; REINFORCEMENT; TENSILE PROPERTIES; TENSILE STRENGTH; WOOD PRODUCTS;

FIBERS;

EXTRUSION; GLASS FIBERS; POLYPROPYLENE; RECYCLABLE MATERIALS; RECYCLING; TENSILE PROPERTIES; WOOD FLOUR; WOOD PRODUCTS;

EID: 84863009490     PISSN: 02641275     EISSN: 18734197     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.matdes.2012.05.055     Document Type: Article

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