Injection moulded all-polypropylene composites composed of polypropylene fibre and polypropylene based thermoplastic elastomer

Composites Science and Technology

Volumn 73, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 72-80

  Kmetty, Ákos ^a   Bárány, Tamás ^a   Karger Kocsis, József ^a  

^a BUDAPEST UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY AND ECONOMICS   (Hungary)

Author keywords

A. Polymer matrix composites (PMCs); All polypropylene composites; B. Impact behaviour; B. Mechanical properties; E. Injection moulding

Indexed keywords

CONVENTIONAL POLYPROPYLENES; E.INJECTION MOULDING; FIBRE REINFORCEMENTS; FILM-STACKING; FLEXURAL STIFFNESS; HIGH-SPEED; IMPACT BEHAVIOUR; INTERFACIAL ADHESIONS; MELT TEMPERATURE; OPTICAL MICROGRAPHS; POLYMERMATRIX COMPOSITES (PMCS); POLYPROPYLENE FIBRES; POLYPROPYLENE HOMOPOLYMER; PROCESSING WINDOWS; PROCESSING-STRUCTURE-PROPERTY RELATIONSHIPS; SHRINKAGE BEHAVIOUR; STATIC TENSILE; STATIC TESTS;

FILAMENT WINDING; INJECTION MOLDING; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; PLASTIC PRODUCTS; POLYMER MATRIX COMPOSITES; SHRINKAGE; THERMOPLASTICS;

POLYPROPYLENES;

EID: 84867760924     PISSN: 02663538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compscitech.2012.09.017     Document Type: Article

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