Thermal degradation and stability of epoxy nanocomposites: Influence of montmorillonite content and cure temperature

Polymer Degradation and Stability

Volumn 93, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 1000-1007

  Carrasco, F ^a   Pages P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GIRONA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Activation energy; Cure temperature; Nanoclay content; Nanogalleries; Thermal degradation

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATION ENERGY; CLAY MINERALS; CURING; EPOXY RESINS; PYROLYSIS; THERMAL EFFECTS; THERMOGRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

CURE TEMPERATURE; NANOCLAY CONTENT; NANOGALLERIES;

NANOCOMPOSITES;

EID: 42649092529     PISSN: 01413910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.polymdegradstab.2008.01.018     Document Type: Article

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