Effect of the talc filler content on the mechanical properties of polypropylene composites

Journal of Applied Polymer Science

Volumn 110, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 2742-2747

  Lapcik Jr , Lubomir ^a   Jindrova, Pavlina ^a   Lapcikova, Barbora ^a   Tamblyn, Richard ^b   Greenwood, Richard ^b   Rowson, Neil ^b  

^a TOMAS BATA UNIVERSITY IN ZLIN   (Czech Republic)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Composites; Fracture; Mechanical properties; Poly(propylene) (PP); Thermogravimetric analysis (TGA)

Indexed keywords

ABS RESINS; CARBON FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS; FILLERS; FILLING; FRACTURE; FRACTURE MECHANICS; FRACTURE TESTING; FRACTURE TOUGHNESS; GRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; METALLIC MATRIX COMPOSITES; PLASTIC PRODUCTS; POLYMER MATRIX COMPOSITES; PROPYLENE; SILICATE MINERALS; STRAIN; STRENGTH OF MATERIALS; TALC; TENSILE PROPERTIES; TENSILE TESTING; THERMOANALYSIS; THERMOGRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS; THERMOPLASTICS; TOUGHNESS;

AMBIENT TEMPERATURES; BENDING PROPERTIES; BOREALIS; COMPOSITES; DECOMPOSITION TEMPERATURES; DEGREE OF FILLINGS; FILLER CONTENTS; MECHANICAL STRENGTHS; NOTCHED IMPACT STRENGTHS; POLY(PROPYLENE) (PP); POLYPROPYLENE COMPOSITES; SAUDI BASIC INDUSTRIES CORP.; STRAIN AT BREAKS; THERMAL STABILITIES; VIRGIN POLYMERS;

IMPACT STRENGTH;

BENDING; COMPOSITE; FILLING MATERIAL; MECHANICAL PROPERTY; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; POLYPROPYLENE; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; TENSILE PROPERTY; THERMAL ANALYSIS; THERMAL STABILITY; THERMOGRAVIMETRY;

EID: 56749157625     PISSN: 00218995     EISSN: 10974628     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/app.28797     Document Type: Article

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