Dynamic mechanical thermal behavior analysis of doum fibers reinforced polypropylene composites

Materials and Design

Volumn 51, Issue , 2013, Pages 780-788

  Essabir, H ^a,b   Elkhaoulani, A ^c   Benmoussa, K ^a   Bouhfid, R ^a   Arrakhiz, F Z ^a   Qaiss, A ^a  

^a Moroccan Foundation for Advanced Science   (Morocco)

^b IBN ZOHR UNIVERSITY   (Morocco)

^c Arabishe Deutsch Akademie für Wissertschaft und Technologie   (Germany)

Author keywords

Composites; Dynamic mechanical thermal analysis; Natural fibers

Indexed keywords

BLOCK COPOLYMERS; BUTENES; COMPOSITE MATERIALS; COUPLING AGENTS; DYNAMICS; ELASTIC MODULI; ETHYLENE; FIBERS; NATURAL FIBERS; POLYMERS; POLYPROPYLENES; REINFORCEMENT; STYRENE; TENSILE STRENGTH; THERMOANALYSIS;

DYNAMIC MECHANICAL; DYNAMIC MECHANICAL THERMAL ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTALLY-FRIENDLY; INNOVATIVE MATERIALS; POLYPROPYLENE COMPOSITE; RHEOLOGICAL PROPERTY; TERNARY COMPOSITES; THERMAL BEHAVIORS;

REINFORCED PLASTICS;

BLOCK COPOLYMERS; BUTENES; COMPOSITES; COUPLING AGENTS; ETHYLENE; FIBERS; NATURAL FIBERS; POLYMERS; POLYPROPYLENE; REINFORCEMENT; STYRENE; TENSILE STRENGTH; THERMAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 84878354850     PISSN: 02641275     EISSN: 18734197     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.matdes.2013.04.092     Document Type: Article

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