JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #93 - December 2014 - 49
Determining the properties
of wood plastic composites
(WPC) by thermal analysis
Wood plastic composites, also called wood polymer compounds,
consist of wood, polymers and additives. These compounds have
gained increasing acceptance over the past years. While currently
they are mainly used in non-structural components such as decking
or automotive interior elements, other application fields including
furniture, technical parts or consumer goods are becoming increasingly interesting. Thermal analysis methods such as thermogravimetry
(TGA), dynamic mechanical analysis (DMA) and dilatometry (DIL) are
very helpful in characterising the properties of WPC materials.
By
Dr. G. Kaiser, Dr. M. Meyer,
Netzsch-Gerätebau GMbh
Dr. K. hoDor, Netzsch iNstruMeNty
N
owadays, hardly any other
group of materials features
such high growth rates as WPC.
Worldwide production is predicted to
rise by about 58% between 2012 and
2015. Although North America is still
the leading production region, China
is expected to take over the top position next year. In Europe, production
growth is estimated at approximately
10% for 2015 [ 1].
Wood filling degrees ranging from
30% to max. 90% can be observed.
The higher the wood/polymer ratio,
the stiffer the material but, if the
wood content is above approximately
60 or 70%, the durability of the
material is reduced due to increased
fungal decay [ 2]. In case of a higher
wood proportion, wood properties
such as water uptake predominate.
Thermoplastics are very often used as
polymer matrix materials. The most
commonly used are polyolefins (PE,
PP) and polyvinyl chloride (PVC).
This paper focuses on WPC based on
PP.
Investigating the thermal
stability range and compositional analysis by TGA
- Determining the properties
of wood plastic composites
(WPC) by thermal
analysis ........................ p49
- The challenges of multimaterial assembly ............. p51
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Figure 1 depicts the behaviour of a
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Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #93 - December 2014
Cover
Edito
Point of view: growing perspectives
Contents
COMPANY & BUSINESS
In Brief
Reinforcement
Tool
Tanks
Agenda of Events
APPLICATIONS
Bridge
CFRP
MARKET
Fibre glass
SPECIAL JEC ASIA - MARINE
Education
Testimony
Car ferries
Biocomposites
Defense
Pilot boat
Speed boat
RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT
WPC
Multimaterial
TECHNOLOGY & INNOVATIONS
Foam core
Liner
LFT
Index
In the world
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JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #93 - December 2014 - Edito
JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #93 - December 2014 - Point of view: growing perspectives
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JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #93 - December 2014 - Contents
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JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #93 - December 2014 - In Brief
JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #93 - December 2014 - Reinforcement
JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #93 - December 2014 - Tool
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JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #93 - December 2014 - Agenda of Events
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JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #93 - December 2014 - Bridge
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JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #93 - December 2014 - CFRP
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JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #93 - December 2014 - Fibre glass
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JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #93 - December 2014 - Education
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JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #93 - December 2014 - Car ferries
JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #93 - December 2014 - Biocomposites
JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #93 - December 2014 - Defense
JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #93 - December 2014 - Pilot boat
JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #93 - December 2014 - Speed boat
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JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #93 - December 2014 - 48
JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #93 - December 2014 - WPC
JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #93 - December 2014 - RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT
JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #93 - December 2014 - 51
JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #93 - December 2014 - Multimaterial
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JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #93 - December 2014 - Foam core
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JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #93 - December 2014 - 61
JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #93 - December 2014 - Liner
JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #93 - December 2014 - 63
JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #93 - December 2014 - LFT
JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #93 - December 2014 - Index
JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #93 - December 2014 - In the world
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