Thermal and mechanical properties of injection molded recycled high density polyethylene blends with virgin isotactic polypropylene

Materials and Design

Volumn 46, Issue , 2013, Pages 435-441

  Madi, N K ^a  

^a QATAR UNIVERSITY   (Qatar)

Author keywords

Injection molding; Mechanical properties; Polymer recycling; Recycled high density polyethylene polypropylene blends; Thermal properties

Indexed keywords

CRYSTALLINITIES; DSC STUDIES; HEAT OF FUSION; ISOTACTIC POLYPROPYLENE; MELT-COMPOUNDING; MELTING PEAK; POLYMER BLENDING; POLYMER RECYCLING; POLYMER WASTES; RECYCLED HIGH DENSITY POLYETHYLENE/POLYPROPYLENE BLENDS; STRONG CORRELATION; TENSILE BEHAVIORS; THERMAL AND MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; WELL-DISPERSED;

BLENDING; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; INJECTION MOLDING; MATERIALS TESTING APPARATUS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MELTING POINT; RECYCLING; TENSILE TESTING; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES; THERMOGRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS;

POLYMER BLENDS;

EID: 84870563099     PISSN: 02641275     EISSN: 18734197     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.matdes.2012.10.004     Document Type: Article

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