Properties and structure of polypropylene/ Polyethylene-octene elastomer/nano CaCO 3 composites

Journal of Thermoplastic Composite Materials

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 123-140

  Hanim, H ^a   Fuad, M Y Ahmad ^a   Zarina, R ^a   Ishak, Z A Mohd ^b   Hassan, Azman ^c  

^a Plastics Technology Group   (Malaysia)

^b SCHOOL OF MATERIALS AND MINERAL RESOURCES ENGINEERING   (Malaysia)

^c UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Impact strength enhancement; Nano calcium carbonate; Polyethylene octene elastomer (POE); Polypropylene based nanocomposite

Indexed keywords

CRYSTALLIZATION; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; ELASTOMERS; FILLERS; IMPACT STRENGTH; POLYETHYLENES; POLYPROPYLENES; STIFFNESS; TOUGHNESS;

IMPACT STRENGTH ENHANCEMENT; NANO CALCIUM CARBONATE; POLYPROPYLENE-BASED NANOCOMPOSITE; POLYPROPYLENE-BASED NANOCOMPOSITES;

NANOCOMPOSITES;

EID: 39049084298     PISSN: 08927057     EISSN: 15307980     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0892705707083634     Document Type: Article

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