Effect of nanoclay and foaming conditions on the mechanical properties of HDPE-clay nanocomposite foams

Journal of Cellular Plastics

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 111-121

  Jo, Choonghee ^a   Naguib, Hani E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Elastic modulus; Foams; HDPE clay nanocomposites; Mechanical property; Tensile strength; Tensile stress strain

Indexed keywords

CLAY; ELASTIC MODULI; FOAMS; HIGH DENSITY POLYETHYLENES; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MORPHOLOGY; TENSILE STRENGTH; TENSILE STRESS;

HDPE-CLAY NANOCOMPOSITES; NANOCLAY; TENSILE STRESS-STRAIN;

NANOCOMPOSITES;

EID: 33847759788     PISSN: 0021955X     EISSN: 15307999     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0021955X06073091     Document Type: Article

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