Effect of chemical treatments on the mechanical, flow, and morphological properties of talc- and kaolin-filled polypropylene hybrid composites

Journal of Applied Polymer Science

Volumn 110, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 2770-2779

  Abu Bakar, M B ^a   Leong, Y W ^b   Ariffin, A ^a   Mohd Ishak, Z A ^a  

^a SCHOOL OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING   (Malaysia)

^b KYOTO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

(PP); Composites; Fillers; Mechanical properties; Poly(propylene)

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL PROPERTIES; COUPLING AGENTS; IMPACT STRENGTH; KAOLIN; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; PLASTIC PRODUCTS; PROPYLENE; PUMPING PLANTS; SILICATE MINERALS; TALC; THERMOPLASTICS;

(PP); CHEMICAL TREATMENTS; COMPOSITES; EFFECT OF CHEMICALS; ELONGATION AT BREAKS; FLEXURAL PROPERTIES; HYBRID COMPOSITES; MORPHOLOGICAL PROPERTIES; ON FLOWS; POLY(PROPYLENE); SCREW EXTRUDERS; TRIMETHOXY SILANES;

FILLERS;

BREAKING ELONGATION; COMPOSITE; COUPLING AGENT; INJECTION MOLDING; MECHANICAL PROPERTY; MORPHOLOGY; POLYPROPYLENE;

EID: 56749105390     PISSN: 00218995     EISSN: 10974628     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/app.28791     Document Type: Article

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