Effect of chain structure on the properties of Glass fibre/polyethylene composites

Materials and Design

Volumn 47, Issue , 2013, Pages 725-730

  AlMaadeed, M A ^a   Ouederni, Mabrouk ^b   Noorunnisa Khanam, P ^a  

^a Qatar University   (Qatar)

^b Qatar Petrochemical Company   (Qatar)

Author keywords

Branching; Crystallinity; Glass fibre; Poly ethylene; Polymer composites

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITE MATERIALS; FIBERS; GLASS FIBERS; HIGH DENSITY POLYETHYLENES; LOW DENSITY POLYETHYLENES; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MEDIUM DENSITY POLYETHYLENES; POLYMERS; RHEOLOGY; TENSILE STRENGTH; THERMOPLASTICS;

BRANCHING; CHAIN BRANCHING; CHAIN STRUCTURE; CRYSTALLINITIES; GLASS FIBRE REINFORCED POLYMERS; HIGH DENSITY; LONG CHAIN BRANCHING; LOW DENSITY; MECHANICAL BEHAVIOUR; MORPHOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTIC; POLYETHYLENE MATRIX; POLYMER COMPOSITE; PULL-OUT;

POLYMER MATRIX COMPOSITES;

EID: 84873113504     PISSN: 02613069     EISSN: 18734197     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.matdes.2012.11.063     Document Type: Article

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