Effects of polymeric matrix on accelerated UV weathering properties of wood-plastic composites

Holzforschung

Volumn 66, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 981-987

  Lee, Chia Huang ^a   Hung, Ke Chang ^a   Chen, Yong Long ^a   Wu, Tung Lin ^a   Chien, Yi Chi ^a   Wu, Jyh Horng ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHUNG HSING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

mechanical behavior; moisture diffusion coefficient; photo oxidation; polymeric matrix; weathering; wood plastic composite (WPC)

Indexed keywords

MECHANICAL BEHAVIOR; MOISTURE DIFFUSION COEFFICIENT; POLYMERIC MATRICES; RECYCLED POLYPROPYLENE; ULTRAVIOLET WEATHERING; WEATHERING PROPERTIES; WOOD PLASTIC COMPOSITE; WOOD-PLASTIC COMPOSITES;

DIFFUSION; HIGH DENSITY POLYETHYLENES; MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; MOISTURE; OXIDATION; POLYPROPYLENES; POLYSTYRENES; RECYCLING; SURFACE DEFECTS; WOOD PRODUCTS;

WEATHERING;

DIFFUSION; MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; MOISTURE CONTENT; OXIDATION; POLYETHYLENE; POLYMER WOOD COMBINATIONS; RECYCLING; WEATHERING; WOOD PRODUCTS;

EID: 84882769072     PISSN: 00183830     EISSN: 1437434X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/hf-2011-0198     Document Type: Article

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