Preparation, structure and thermomechanical properties of nylon-6 nanocomposites with lamella-type and fiber-type sepiolite

Composites Science and Technology

Volumn 67, Issue 11-12, 2007, Pages 2334-2341

  Xie, Shaobo ^a,b   Zhang, Shimin ^a   Wang, Fosong ^a   Yang, Mingshu ^a   Séguéla, Roland ^b   Lefebvre, Jean Marc ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF CHEMISTRY   (China)

^b UNIV LILLE   (France)

Author keywords

A. Nanocomposite; A. Sepiolite; B. Interface; B. Thermomechanical properties; C. Stress transfer

Indexed keywords

CLAY MINERALS; CRYSTALLIZATION; ELASTIC MODULI; FILLERS; MORPHOLOGY; NANOCOMPOSITES;

PHASE CRYSTALS; SEPIOLITE; STRESS TRANSFER;

NYLON POLYMERS;

CRYSTALLIZATION; DISPERSION; DISTORTION; FIBER REINFORCED COMPOSITE; INTERFACIAL PROPERTY; MORPHOLOGY; NANOCOMPOSITE; NYLON 6; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; STRUCTURAL PROPERTY; TENSILE PROPERTY; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; YOUNG MODULUS;

EID: 34248577161     PISSN: 02663538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compscitech.2007.01.012     Document Type: Article

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