Mechanical, microscopical and fire retardant studies of ABS polymers

Polymer Degradation and Stability

Volumn 64, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 449-455

  Owen, S R ^a   Harper, J F ^a  

^a LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADDITIVES; ANTIMONY COMPOUNDS; BROMINE COMPOUNDS; COMPOSITION EFFECTS; FLAME RESEARCH; FLAME RETARDANTS; FRACTURE TOUGHNESS; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; RHEOLOGY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; VISCOSITY;

ANTIMONY TRIOXIDE; DYNAMIC MECHANICAL THERMAL ANALYSIS (DMTA); FLEXURAL MODULUS; LIMITED OXYGEN INDEX (LOI);

ABS RESINS;

EID: 0032677421     PISSN: 01413910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0141-3910(98)00150-5     Document Type: Article

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