Polyethylene and polypropylene hybrid composites based on nano silicon dioxide and different flax structures

Journal of Thermoplastic Composite Materials

Volumn 27, Issue 10, 2014, Pages 1428-1447

  Siengchin, Suchart ^a   Dangtungee, Rapeephun ^a  

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

Author keywords

Hybrid; mechanical properties; mechanical testing; thermoplastic resin

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATION ENERGY; ALIPHATIC COMPOUNDS; CREEP; CREEP RESISTANCE; DECOMPOSITION; FLAX; LINEN; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MECHANICAL TESTING; POLYPROPYLENES; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SILICA; SILICON OXIDES; STIFFNESS MATRIX; STRESS RELAXATION; THERMOANALYSIS; THERMOGRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS; THERMOPLASTICS;

DYNAMIC MECHANICAL THERMAL ANALYSIS; FALLING-WEIGHT IMPACT TESTS; GENERALIZED MAXWELL MODEL; HIGH DENSITY POLYETHYLENE(HDPE); HYBRID; THERMAL AND MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; THERMAL DECOMPOSITION TEMPERATURE; TIME TEMPERATURE SUPERPOSITION;

HIGH DENSITY POLYETHYLENES;

EID: 84907209943     PISSN: 08927057     EISSN: 15307980     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0892705714526916     Document Type: Article

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