Experimental study and micromechanical modeling of MMT platelet-reinforced PP nanocomposites

Comptes Rendus - Mecanique

Volumn 335, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 702-707

  Cauvin, Ludovic ^a   Bhatnagar, Naresh ^b   Brieu, Mathias ^a   Kondo, Djimédo ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY DELHI   (India)

Author keywords

Effective moduli; Experimental study; Homogenization; Nanocomposites; Solids and structures

Indexed keywords

ASPECT RATIO; INJECTION MOLDING; NANOCOMPOSITES; POLYPROPYLENES;

EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; MICROMECHANICS; MODELING; MONTMORILLONITE; YOUNG MODULUS;

EID: 36048968287     PISSN: 16310721     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.crme.2007.07.007     Document Type: Article

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