Morphology, static and dynamic mechanical properties of in situ microfibrillar composites based on polypropylene/poly (ethylene terephthalate) blends

Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 164-175

  Jayanarayanan, K ^a   Thomas, Sabu ^b   Joseph, Kuruvilla ^c  

^a AMRITA UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b MAHATMA GANDHI UNIVERSITY   (India)

^c INDIAN INSTITUTE OF SPACE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

A. Poly (ethylene terephthalate); A. Polypropylene; B. Morphology; C. Dynamic mechanical analysis

Indexed keywords

DYNAMIC MECHANICAL ANALYSIS; EXTRUDERS; POLYETHYLENE TEREPHTHALATES; POLYMER BLENDS; POLYPROPYLENES; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

ISOTROPIZATION; POLY (ETHYLENE TEREPHTHALATE); SINGLE SCREW EXTRUDERS;

COMPOSITE MATERIALS;

EID: 38749090910     PISSN: 1359835X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compositesa.2007.11.008     Document Type: Article

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