Optimizing the balance between impact strength and stiffness in polypropylene/elastomer blends by incorporation of a nucleating agent

Polymer Engineering and Science

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 80-87

  Fanegas, N ^a   Gomez M A ^a   Jimenez I ^a,b   Marco, C ^a   Garcia Martinez J M ^a   Ellis, G ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE CIENCIA Y TECNOLOGÍA DE POLÍMEROS   (Spain)

^b INSTITUTO DE CIENCIA DE MATERIALES DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COPOLYMERS; IMPACT STRENGTH; NUCLEATION; OPTIMIZATION; POLYPROPYLENES; THERMOPLASTIC ELASTOMERS;

FLEXURAL MODULUS; NUCLEATING AGENT;

POLYMER BLENDS;

EID: 38349147439     PISSN: 00323888     EISSN: 15482634     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pen.20886     Document Type: Article

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