Effects of SEBS-g-BTAI on the morphology, structure and mechanical properties of PA6/SEBS blends

European Polymer Journal

Volumn 45, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 1554-1560

  Yin, Ligang ^a,b   Yin, Jinghua ^a,b   Shi, Dean ^c   Luan, Shifang ^a,b  

^a CHANGCHUN INSTITUTE OF APPLIED CHEMISTRY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

^c HUBEI UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Blends; Blocked isocyanate; Polyamide 6; Reactive processing; Toughing

Indexed keywords

BLENDS; BLOCKED ISOCYANATE; POLYAMIDE 6; REACTIVE PROCESSING; TOUGHING;

BLENDING; BOND (MASONRY); BUTENES; COPOLYMERIZATION; ETHYLENE; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; HYDROCARBONS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; STYRENE; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

POLYMERS;

EID: 64349108532     PISSN: 00143057     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2009.01.022     Document Type: Article

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