Fracture toughness of high density polyethylene/SEBS-g-MA/montmorillonite nanocomposites

Composites Science and Technology

Volumn 67, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 314-323

  Tjong, S C ^a   Bao, S P ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

A. Nano structures; B. Fracture toughness; B. Impact behavior; E. Injection moulding

Indexed keywords

FRACTURE TOUGHNESS; IMPACT TESTING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; TENSILE PROPERTIES; TENSILE TESTING; THERMAL EFFECTS;

IMPACT BEHAVIOR; MONTMORILLONITE NANOCOMPOSITES; ORGANOCLAY NANOCOMPOSITES;

HIGH DENSITY POLYETHYLENES;

ELASTOMER; FRACTURE; INJECTION MOLDING; LOADING (TESTING); NANOCOMPOSITE; POLYETHYLENE; TOUGHNESS;

EID: 33845197459     PISSN: 02663538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compscitech.2006.08.006     Document Type: Article

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