Strengthening and thermal stabilization of polyurethane nanocomposites with silicon carbide nanoparticles by a surface-initiated-polymerization approach

Composites Science and Technology

Volumn 68, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 164-170

  Guo, Zhanhu ^a   Kim, Ta Y ^a   Lei, Kenny ^a   Pereira, Tony ^a   Sugar, Jonathan G ^a   Hahn, H Thomas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

A. Particle reinforced composites; A. Polymer matrix composites (PMCs); A. Structural materials; B. Mechanical properties

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL BONDS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; NANOPARTICLES; POLYMER MATRIX COMPOSITES; POLYMERIZATION; POLYURETHANES; SILICON CARBIDE; TENSILE STRENGTH; THERMODYNAMIC STABILITY;

DIRECT MIZING METHOD; PARTICLE-REINFORCED COMPOSITES; SURFACE-INITIATED-POLYMERIZATION;

NANOCOMPOSITES;

LOADING (TESTING); MATRIX; MECHANICAL PROPERTY; NANOCOMPOSITE; PARTICLE; POLYMERIZATION; POLYURETHANE; SHRINKAGE; STRENGTH; STRUCTURAL PROPERTY; TENSILE PROPERTY; THERMAL STABILITY; THERMOGRAVIMETRY;

EID: 35448949882     PISSN: 02663538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compscitech.2007.05.031     Document Type: Article

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