A comparative study of the mechanical properties of hemp fiber with virgin and recycled high density polyethylene matrix

Composites Part B: Engineering

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 1651-1656

  Lu, Na ^a   Oza, Shubhashini ^b  

^a University of North Carolina at Charlotte   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHARLOTTE   (United States)

Author keywords

A. Natural fiber composites; B. Thermo mechanical; Recycled HDPE; Thermoplastic matrix

Indexed keywords

AFTER-TREATMENT; CHEMICAL COMPOSITIONS; COMPARATIVE STUDIES; COMPOSITE FABRICATION; FIBER LOADINGS; FIBER-MATRIX INTERFACES; HEMP FIBER COMPOSITES; HIGH DENSITY POLYETHYLENE MATRIXES; NAOH TREATMENT; NATURAL FIBER COMPOSITES; REINFORCED COMPOSITES; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPE; THERMO-MECHANICAL; THERMOMECHANICAL PROPERTIES; THERMOPLASTIC MATRICES;

FIBERS; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; HEMP; HEMP FIBERS; LOADING; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; RECYCLING; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

POLYMER MATRIX COMPOSITES;

COMPOSITES; FIBERS; HEMP; LOADING; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; NATURAL FIBERS; RECYCLING; THERMOPLASTICS;

EID: 84869493498     PISSN: 13598368     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compositesb.2012.09.076     Document Type: Article

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