In situ formation of poly(ethylene naphthalate) microfibrils in polyethylene and polypropylene during extrusion

Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 662-676

  Leung, Ka Lok ^a   Easteal, Allan ^a   Bhattacharyya, Debes ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^b School of Engineering   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

A. Discontinuous reinforcement; E. Extrusion

Indexed keywords

MICROFIBRILS; POLYETHYLENE NAPHTHALATE; BLEND COMPONENTS; DISCONTINUOUS REINFORCEMENT; E. EXTRUSION; FIBRIL MORPHOLOGY; IN-SITU FORMATIONS; POLARIZED RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROGRAPHS;

EXTRUSION; POLYPROPYLENES; RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TENSILE STRENGTH; COMPOSITE MATERIALS; ETHYLENE; MORPHOLOGY; POLYETHYLENES;

NAPHTHALENE; POLYPROPYLENES;

EID: 40749085989     PISSN: 1359835X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compositesa.2007.09.010     Document Type: Article

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