Effects of crystallinity of polypropylene (PP) on the mechanical properties of PP/styrene-ethylene-butylene-styrene-g-maleic anhydride (SEBS-g-MA)/teak wood flour (TWF) composites

Polymer Bulletin

Volumn 72, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 627-643

  Sharma, Rishi ^a   Maiti, S N ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY DELHI   (India)

Author keywords

Extrusion; Fracture; Injection moulding; Stress concentrations; Wood

Indexed keywords

CRYSTALLINITY; EXTRUSION; FRACTURE; INJECTION MOLDING; POLYPROPYLENES; STRESS CONCENTRATION; TENSILE STRENGTH; VOLUME FRACTION; WOOD; WOOD PRODUCTS;

ELONGATION AT BREAK; IZOD IMPACT STRENGTH; SEBS-G-MA; SEM STUDY; TENSILE AND IMPACT PROPERTIES; WOOD FLOUR;

IMPACT STRENGTH;

EID: 84925488694     PISSN: 01700839     EISSN: 14362449     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00289-014-1296-x     Document Type: Article

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