Utilization of carpet waste as a matrix in natural filler filled engineering thermoplastic composites for automotive applications

SPE Automotive and Composites Divisions - 12th Annual Automotive Composites Conference and Exhibition 2012, ACCE 2012: Unleashing the Power of Design

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 299-310

  Kiziltas, Alper ^a,b   Gardner, Douglas J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MAINE   (United States)

^b BARTIN UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTOMOTIVE APPLICATIONS; AUTOMOTIVE INTERIORS; COMPOSITE COMPONENTS; D. DYNAMIC MECHANICAL THERMAL ANALYSES (DMTA); ENGINEERING THERMOPLASTICS; MECHANICAL AND THERMAL PROPERTIES; MICROCRYSTALLINE CELLULOSE; POTENTIAL MATERIALS;

AUTOMOBILE EXHIBITIONS; AUTOMOBILE MANUFACTURE; AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY; COMPOSITE MATERIALS; CRYSTALLINE MATERIALS; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; PLASTICS APPLICATIONS; POLYAMIDES; RAYON; RECYCLING; TENSILE STRENGTH; THERMAL EXPANSION; THERMOANALYSIS; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES;

FILLERS;

AUTOMOBILES; CALORIMETRY; COMPOSITES; CRYSTALLITES; FILLERS; POLYAMIDES; RAYON; RECYCLING; TENSILE STRENGTH; THERMAL EXPANSION; THERMAL PROPERTIES;

EID: 84879453675     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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