Dynamic behavior and flame retardancy of HDPE/hemp short fiber composites: Effect of coupling agent and fiber loading

Composite Structures

Volumn 113, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 74-82

  Wang, K ^a   Addiego, F ^a   Laachachi, A ^a   Kaouache, B ^a   Bahlouli, N ^b   Toniazzo, V ^a   Ruch, D ^a  

^a LUXEMBOURG INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Luxembourg)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE STRASBOURG   (France)

Author keywords

Dynamic behavior; Flammability; Hemp; Micromechanics; Modeling; Polyethylene

Indexed keywords

COUPLING AGENTS; FLAMMABILITY; HEMP; HEMP FIBERS; HIGH DENSITY POLYETHYLENES; MICROMECHANICS; MODELS; POLYETHYLENES; YIELD STRESS;

ABSORBED ENERGY; COMPRESSIVE MODULI; CONE CALORIMETER; DYNAMIC BEHAVIORS; FIBER LOADINGS; FLAME RETARDANCY; HEAT RELEASE RATE (HRR); SHORT FIBER COMPOSITES;

FIBERS;

COUPLING AGENTS; FIBERS; FLAMMABILITY; HEMP; MODELS; POLYETHYLENE;

EID: 84900801155     PISSN: 02638223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compstruct.2014.03.009     Document Type: Article

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