On the abrasive wear behaviour of mineral filled polypropylene

Tribology International

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 457-465

  Sole, B M ^a   Ball, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Abrasion; Mineral fillers; Polypropylene; Wear resistance

Indexed keywords

ABRASIVES; COMPOSITION EFFECTS; DEFORMATION; MECHANICAL TESTING; PLASTICS FILLERS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SURFACES; TENSILE STRENGTH; WEAR OF MATERIALS; WEAR RESISTANCE;

ABRASIVE WEAR; MINERAL FILLED POLYPROPYLENES;

POLYPROPYLENES;

EID: 0030241482     PISSN: 0301679X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0301-679X(95)00098-O     Document Type: Article

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