Comparison of injection moulded, natural fibre-reinforced composites with PP and PLA as matrices

Journal of Thermoplastic Composite Materials

Volumn 25, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 927-948

  Mofokeng, J P ^a   Luyt, A S ^a   Tabi T ^b   Kovacs J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE FREE STATE   (South Africa)

^b BUDAPEST UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY AND ECONOMICS   (Hungary)

Author keywords

composites; morphology; poly(lactic acid); polypropylene; properties; sisal

Indexed keywords

COLD CRYSTALLIZATION; DEGRADATION CHARACTERISTICS; DYNAMIC MECHANICAL PROPERTY; FIBRE CONTENT; FTIR; HYDROGEN BONDING INTERACTIONS; LOSS MODULI; MELTING CHARACTERISTICS; MODULUS VALUES; NATURAL FIBRE-REINFORCED COMPOSITES; NONISOTHERMAL CRYSTALLIZATION; POLY LACTIC ACID; POLYLACTIC ACIDS; PROPERTIES; SISAL; SISAL FIBRE;

BIODEGRADATION; COMPOSITE MATERIALS; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; GLASS TRANSITION; HYDROGEN BONDS; INJECTION MOLDING; LACTIC ACID; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MELTING; MORPHOLOGY; POLYPROPYLENES; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; THERMOGRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS; THERMOPLASTICS;

FIBERS;

EID: 84870048785     PISSN: 08927057     EISSN: 15307980     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0892705711423291     Document Type: Article

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