Crystallization behaviour of new poly(tetramethyleneterephthalamide) nanocomposites containing SiO2 fillers with distinct morphologies

Composites Part B: Engineering

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 51-59

  Esteves, Ana Catarina C ^a   Barros Timmons, Ana M ^a   Martins, J A ^b   Zhang, W ^b   Cruz Pinto, José ^a   Trindade, Tito ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AVEIRO   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINHO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

A. Nano structures; A. Polymer matrix composites (PMCs); B. Thermal properties; D. Thermal analysis

Indexed keywords

DEIONIZED WATER; NANOFILLERS; POLYMER MATRIX COMPOSITES (PMC);

ACTIVATION ENERGY; CRYSTALLIZATION; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; NUCLEATION; PLASTICS FILLERS; POLYAMIDES; POLYMERIZATION; REACTION KINETICS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SILICA; THERMOANALYSIS;

NONMETALLIC MATRIX COMPOSITES;

EID: 4444306313     PISSN: 13598368     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compositesb.2004.04.005     Document Type: Article

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