Characterization of unvulcanized and dynamically vulcanized ENR-50/EVA blends

Polymer - Plastics Technology and Engineering

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 1-12

  Zurina, M ^a   Ismail, H ^a   Ratnam, C T ^b  

^a SCHOOL OF PHYSICS   (Malaysia)

^b MALAYSIAN NUCLEAR AGENCY   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Cross link agent; Dynamic vulcanization; ENR 50; EVA; TPE

Indexed keywords

CROSSLINKING; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MORPHOLOGY; POLYMER BLENDS; TENSILE PROPERTIES; VULCANIZATION;

DICUMYL PEROXIDE (DCP); ETHYLENE VINYL ACETATE; SULFUR CURE SYSTEM;

RUBBER;

CROSSLINKING; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MORPHOLOGY; POLYMER BLENDS; RUBBER; TENSILE PROPERTIES; VULCANIZATION;

BLEND; CROSS LINKING AGENT; CURING (FINISHING); MECHANICAL PROPERTY; MORPHOLOGY; NATURAL RUBBER; POLYVINYL ACETATE; TENSILE PROPERTY;

EID: 37849011379     PISSN: 03602559     EISSN: 15256111     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03602550701575938     Document Type: Article

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