JOURNAL OF NANJING FORESTRY UNIVERSITY ›› 2012, Vol. 36 ›› Issue (03): 91-95.doi: 10.3969/j.jssn.1000-2006.2012.03.019

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Effects of coupling agent treatment on impact strength and thermal expansion performance of wood plastic composite

HUANG Runzhou1,2 , WU Qinglin2*, ZHANG Yang1   

  1. 1. College of Wood Science and Technology, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing 210037, China; 2. School of Renewable Natural Resources, Louisiana State University,Baton Rouge 70803,USA
  • Online:2012-05-30 Published:2012-05-30

Abstract: Influences of different coupling agent and ratio of modifier content on impact strength and various linear thermal expansion coefficients of composites were investigated in this paper. The results showed low impact strength was the major drawback of WPC in many end-use applications. The variation of impact strength of composites with coupling agents is caused by coupling agents. The different matrix and ratio of modifier content exerted different influences on the various linear thermal expansion coefficients of composites in three temperature zones. The reduction of the LTEC appear in HDPE/Pine composites was caused by adding filler and coupling agent.

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