This study evaluated the mechanical and hydrophobic properties of wood plastic composites (WPC) prepared by hot molding approach incorporating five different recycled plastics poplar flour. The WPC showed excellent tensile strength (36.9 MPa) flexural (44.7 associated with good hydrophobicity, could be due to application pressing which improved amount hydroxyl groups reduced crystallinity WPC. ...

There is concern that a trend toward smaller, lighter, fuel-efficient vehicles could adversely affect overall fleet safety. Since 2006, the U.S. Congress has directed the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to “examine the possible safety benefits of lightweight plastic and composite intensive vehicles (PCIVs)” with Federal and industry stakeholders. This paper identifies near-term r...

This paper investigates the potential of recycling waste copper chromium and arsenic (CCA)-treated timber for use as a reinforcement material in wood–plastic composites (WPCs) produced construction, including an assessment mechanical properties leaching heavy metals. Wood flour was obtained through grinding, fibres were alkaline digestion followed by bleaching. Composites with 40 wt.% bleached ...

in this study, ultrafine grained 2024 al alloy based b4c particles reinforced composite was produced by mechanical milling and hot extrusion. mechanical milling was used to synthesize the nanostructured al2024 in attrition mill under argon atmosphere up to 50h. a similar process was used to produce al2024-5%wt. b4c composite powder. to produce trimodal composites, milled powders were combined w...

Wood and other biomass resources have been blended with thermoplastic such as polyethylene, polypropylene, polylactic acid and polyvinyl chloride to form wood plastic composites (WPC). WPCs have seen a large growth in the United States in recent years mainly in the residential decking market with the removal of CCA treated wood decking from residential markets. While there are many successes to...

Fiber-reinforced plastics (FRP) production in many cases involves expensive molds, which especially hinders cost-effective of small series and prototypes. In metal parts production, incremental sheet forming (ISF) is an established process for creating individual through a flexible die-less process. Establishing similar FRP desirable but challenging, as deformation mechanisms endless differ sig...