Bibliographic Details
| Title: |
Injection Molding of Postconsumer Wood-Plastic Composites II: Mechanical Properties. |
| Authors: |
Gosselin, R.1, Rodrigue, D.1 Denis.Rodrigue@gch.ulaval.ca, Riedl, B.2 |
| Source: |
Journal of Thermoplastic Composite Materials. Nov2006, Vol. 19 Issue 6, p659-669. 11p. 9 Graphs. |
| Subjects: |
Fibrous composites, Chemical molding, Morphology, Yellow birch, Copolymers, Fibers |
| Abstract: |
In the first part of this study, fiber-reinforced microcellular foams were produced via injection molding to study their morphological properties as a function of mold temperature as well as wood, blowing agent, and coupling agent concentrations. Yellow birch wood fibers are added to a recycled postconsumer HDPE/PP matrix (85:15 ratio) in proportions ranging from 0 to 40 wt% and then foamed with a chemical blowing agent. Maleic-anhydride-polypropylene copolymer (MAPP) is also used as a coupling agent in proportions ranging from 0 to 10 wt% of wood content. In this second part, the mechanical properties in flexion, torsion, and traction are presented. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| Database: |
Engineering Source |
