Strengthening of polypropylene-glass fiber interface by direct metallocenic polymerization of propylene onto the fibers

Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing

Volumn 39, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 1915-1923

  Etcheverry, Mariana ^a   Ferreira, María L ^a   Capiati, Numa J ^a   Pegoretti, Alessandro ^b   Barbosa, Silvia E ^a  

^a PLAPIQUI UNS CONICET   (Argentina)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TRENTO   (Italy)

Author keywords

B. Adhesion; B. Fragmentation; B. Interface interphase; In situ polymerization

Indexed keywords

ABS RESINS; ADHESION; AEROSPACE ENGINEERING; CARBON FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS; CHEMICAL REACTIONS; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); GLASS; GLASS FIBERS; METALLIC MATRIX COMPOSITES; MICROSCOPIC EXAMINATION; MONOMERS; OLEFINS; ORGANOMETALLICS; PLASTIC PRODUCTS; POLYMERIC GLASS; POLYMERIZATION; POLYMERS; PROPYLENE; SECONDARY EMISSION; SHEAR STRENGTH; SOUNDING APPARATUS; SURFACE REACTIONS; SURFACE TREATMENT; THERMOPLASTICS;

B. ADHESION; B. FRAGMENTATION; B. INTERFACE/INTERPHASE; CHEMICAL ANCHORING; FIBER COMPOSITES; FIBER INTERFACES; FIBER SURFACES; FRACTURED SURFACES; FRAGMENTATION TESTS; IN SITU POLYMERIZATION; INITIAL CONTACTS; INTERFACIAL ADHESIONS; INTERFACIAL SHEAR STRENGTHS; MATRIX POLYMERS; MATRIX REGIONS; METALLOCENE; METHYLALUMINOXANE; MODEL COMPOSITES; NEW APPROACHES; OLEFIN CONCENTRATIONS; POLYMERIZATION REACTIONS; PROPYLENE POLYMERIZATIONS; SEM OBSERVATIONS;

FIBERS;

EID: 56049114688     PISSN: 1359835X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compositesa.2008.09.018     Document Type: Article

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