Effect of Wood Flour Content and Cooling Rate on Properties of Rubberwood Flour/Recycled Polypropylene Composites

• Main Authors: Thanate Ratanawilai, Wiriya Thongruang, C. Homkhiew
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Advanced Materials Research 2012
• Subjects: recycled polypropylene; rubberwood flour; composites; mechanical properties; thermal characteristics
• Online Access: http://kb.psu.ac.th/psukb/handle/2010/8109
• Institution: Prince of Songkhla University

The present article summarizes an experimental study on the mechanical and thermal behavior of recycled polypropylene composites reinforced with rubberwood flour. Different compositions were varied to investigate mechanical strengths, melting temperature, storage modulus, and loss modulus. It was...