Study of the fibre morphology stability in polypropylene-flax composites

Polymer Degradation and Stability

Volumn 98, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 1216-1224

  Ausias, Gilles ^a   Bourmaud, Alain ^a   Coroller, Guillaume ^a   Baley, Christophe ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ EUROPÉENNE DE BRETAGNE   (France)

Author keywords

Extrusion; Fibre morphology; Flax fibre; Injection molding; Tensile properties

Indexed keywords

CRITICAL THRESHOLD; FIBRE DISPERSIONS; FIBRE MORPHOLOGY; FLAX FIBRES; INJECTION CYCLES; PROCESS PARAMETERS; SHRINKAGE PROPERTIES; VOLUME LOADINGS;

ASPECT RATIO; EXTRUSION; FLAX; GLASS FIBERS; INJECTION MOLDING; LINEN; LOADING; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MORPHOLOGY; POLYPROPYLENES; TENSILE PROPERTIES; YARN;

FIBERS;

EID: 84876926350     PISSN: 01413910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.polymdegradstab.2013.03.006     Document Type: Article

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