Methodology for determination of the maximum packing fraction for particle-filled polymer suspensions

Particulate Science and Technology

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 317-325

  Hao, Tian ^a   Riman, Richard E ^a  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Packing fractions; Particle filled polymer suspension; Steel powder mixtures; Titania powders

Indexed keywords

MIXTURES; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PACKING; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; POLYETHYLENES; RHEOLOGY; TITANIUM POWDER METALLURGY;

MAXIMUM PACKING FRACTION (MPF);

SUSPENSIONS (FLUIDS);

POLYETHYLENE; POLYMER; TITANIUM;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; METHODOLOGY; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PARTICLE SIZE; POWDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUSPENSION;

EID: 0242443246     PISSN: 02726351     EISSN: 15480046     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/716100573     Document Type: Article

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