HDPE reinforced with nanoparticle, natural and animal fibers: Morphology, thermal, mechanical, stress relaxation, water absorption and impact properties

Journal of Thermoplastic Composite Materials

Volumn 26, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 1025-1040

  Siengchin, Suchart ^a   Rungsardthong, Vilai ^a  

^a KING MONGKUT'S UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY NORTH BANGKOK   (Thailand)

Author keywords

composites and stress relaxation; flax; High density polyethylene (HDPE); natural and animal fibers

Indexed keywords

FALLING-WEIGHT IMPACT TESTS; HOT-PRESS TECHNIQUES; MECHANICAL , STRESS RELAXATION; RELAXATION MODULUS; RELAXATION PROPERTY; STRESS RELAXATION TESTS; TERNARY COMPOSITES; TIME-TEMPERATURE SUPERPOSITION PRINCIPLES;

ALUMINA; FLAX; LINEN; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; STRESS RELAXATION; SUSPENSIONS (FLUIDS); TEXTILE FIBERS; THERMOANALYSIS; THERMOGRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS; YARN;

HIGH DENSITY POLYETHYLENES;

EID: 84883010260     PISSN: 08927057     EISSN: 15307980     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0892705712454867     Document Type: Article

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