Impact, thermal and mechanical properties of high density polyethylene/flax/SiO 2 composites: Effect of flax reinforcing structures

Journal of Reinforced Plastics and Composites

Volumn 31, Issue 14, 2012, Pages 959-966

  Siengchin, Suchart ^a  

^a KING MONGKUT'S UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY NORTH BANGKOK   (Thailand)

Author keywords

flax; High density polyethylene; natural fiber and composite structure; silicon dioxide

Indexed keywords

CREEP COMPLIANCE; FALLING WEIGHT IMPACT; FLAX FIBER; HOT PRESS; IMPACT ENERGY; LINEAR VISCOELASTIC MATERIAL; NANOSPRAYING; STIFFNESS VALUES; TENSILE STRENGTH PROPERTIES; TENSILE TESTS; THERMAL AND MECHANICAL PROPERTIES;

COMPOSITE STRUCTURES; DEGRADATION; FIBERS; LINEN; POLYETHYLENES; PRESSES (MACHINE TOOLS); SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SILICA; STIFFNESS; STRUCTURE (COMPOSITION); TENSILE TESTING; TEXTILE FINISHING; THERMOANALYSIS; THERMOGRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS; THERMOPLASTICS; WEAVING; YARN;

FLAX;

EID: 84864120783     PISSN: 07316844     EISSN: 15307964     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0731684412451333     Document Type: Article

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