Effects of the heating rate and the amount of organic montmorillonite on the thermal properties of the novel liquid crystalline epoxy nanocomposite

Polymer - Plastics Technology and Engineering

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 363-366

  Cai, Zhi Qi ^a   Sun, Jianzhong ^a   Ren, Hua ^a   Zhao, Qian ^a   Zhou, Qiyun ^a  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Glass transition; Liquid crystalline polymer; Thermosets

Indexed keywords

CLAY MINERALS; CURING; EPOXY RESINS; HEATING RATE; NANOCOMPOSITES; THERMAL EFFECTS; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES; THERMOSETS;

DIAMINODIPHENYLSULFONE; EXOTHERMAL PEAKS;

LIQUID CRYSTAL POLYMERS;

CLAY MINERALS; CURING; EPOXY RESINS; HEATING RATE; LIQUID CRYSTAL POLYMERS; NANOCOMPOSITES; THERMAL EFFECTS; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES; THERMOSETS;

CALORIMETRY; CURING (FINISHING); EPOXY RESIN; GLASS TRANSITION TEMPERATURE; HEATING; LIQUID CRYSTAL; MONOMER; NANOCOMPOSITE; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; THERMOSETTING PROPERTY;

EID: 41749110696     PISSN: 03602559     EISSN: 15256111     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03602550801897463     Document Type: Article

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