Effect of EPDM content on melt flow, microstructures and fracture behavior of dynamically vulcanized PP/EPDM blends

Journal of Macromolecular Science, Part B: Physics

Volumn 46, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1127-1138

  Shen, Yuexin ^a   Xie, Banghu ^a   Yang, Wei ^a   Li, Zhongming ^a   Yang, Mingbo ^a  

^a SICHUAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Dynamic vulcanization; Essential work of fracture (EWF); Ethylene propylene diene terpolymer; Polypropylene

Indexed keywords

DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; ENERGY UTILIZATION; FRACTURE TOUGHNESS; MICROSTRUCTURE; PARTICLE SIZE; POLYPROPYLENES; PROPYLENE;

DICUMYL PEROXIDE (DCP); DYNAMIC VULCANIZATION; ESSENTIAL WORK OF FRACTURE (EWF); ETHYLENE-PROPYLENE-DIENE TERPOLYMER (EPDM); PLASTIC ENERGY CONSUMPTION;

ETHYLENE;

EID: 35949001689     PISSN: 00222348     EISSN: 1525609X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00222340701582753     Document Type: Article

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