Mechanical Properties of Microcrystalline Cellulose (MCC) Filled Engineering Thermoplastic Composites

Journal of Polymers and the Environment

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 365-372

  Kiziltas, Alper ^a,b   Gardner, Douglas J ^a   Han, Yousoo ^a   Yang, Han Seung ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MAINE   (United States)

^b BARTIN UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Density; Engineering thermoplastic composites; Mechanical properties; Microcrystalline cellulose (MCC); Nylon 6

Indexed keywords

AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY; CELLULOSE; COMPOSITE MATERIALS; CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; CONSUMER PRODUCTS; COUPLING AGENTS; CRYSTALLINE MATERIALS; DENSITY (SPECIFIC GRAVITY); ELASTIC MODULI; IMPACT STRENGTH; INJECTION MOLDING; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; PLASTICS; POLYAMIDES; RAYON; REINFORCED PLASTICS; THERMOPLASTICS;

BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION; DENSITY DISTRIBUTIONS; ENGINEERING THERMOPLASTICS; FILLED POLYMER SYSTEMS; MICROCRYSTALLINE CELLULOSE; NYLON-6; REINFORCING MATERIALS; TENSILE AND FLEXURAL PROPERTIES;

FILLED POLYMERS;

EID: 84927804866     PISSN: 15662543     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10924-014-0676-5     Document Type: Article

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