Rheological and mechanical characterization of multi-walled carbon nanotubes/polypropylene nanocomposites

Journal of Macromolecular Science, Part B: Physics

Volumn 47, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1176-1187

  Hemmati, M ^a   Rahimi, G H ^b   Kaganj, A B ^a,b   Sepehri, S ^a   Rashidi, A M ^a  

^a RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF PETROLEUM INDUSTRY RIPI   (Iran)

^b TARBIAT MODARES UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Mechanical properties; Multi walled carbon nanotubes; Nanocomposite; Polypropylene; Rheology; SEM

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATION ENERGY; BLENDING; CARBON; CHEMICAL SENSORS; COLLOIDS; ELASTICITY; HYDRODYNAMICS; IMPACT STRENGTH; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MICROSCOPIC EXAMINATION; MULTIWALLED CARBON NANOTUBES (MWCN); NANOCOMPOSITES; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; NANOSTRUCTURES; NANOTUBES; PERCOLATION (FLUIDS); PLASTIC PRODUCTS; PLASTICITY; PUMPING PLANTS; RHEOLOGY; SHEAR DEFORMATION; SHEAR FLOW; THERMOPLASTICS; VISCOSITY;

ARRHENIUS; CAPILLARY RHEOMETERS; FLEXURAL MODULUS; FLOW ACTIVATION ENERGIES; IZOD IMPACT STRENGTHS; MECHANICAL CHARACTERIZATIONS; MELT BLENDING; MORPHOLOGICAL STUDIES; MULTI-WALLED CARBON NANOTUBES; NON-NEWTONIAN; PERCOLATION THRESHOLDS; PHASE CONTENTS; PP MATRIXES; RHEOLOGICAL STUDIES; SEM; SHEAR RATES; TEMPERATURE SENSITIVITIES; TENSILE;

CARBON NANOTUBES;

EID: 54949096626     PISSN: 00222348     EISSN: 1525609X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00222340802403396     Document Type: Article

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