Mechanical reinforcement in natural rubber/organoclay nanocomposites

Composites Science and Technology

Volumn 69, Issue 7-8, 2009, Pages 1206-1211

  Ramorino, Giorgio ^a   Bignotti, Fabio ^a   Pandini, Stefano ^a   Riccò, Theonis ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRESCIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

A. Nanocomposites; B. Mechanical properties; C. Differential scanning calorimetry (DSC); D. Modelling

Indexed keywords

A. NANOCOMPOSITES; B. MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; C. DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY (DSC); D. MODELLING; FILLED RUBBERS; FILLER CONTENTS; FILLER NETWORKS; FILLER PARTICLES; GLASS TRANSITION TEMPERATURES; MECHANICAL BEHAVIOURS; MECHANICAL MODELS; MECHANICAL REINFORCEMENTS; MELT MIXING; MODIFIED MONTMORILLONITES; NANO-FILLERS; ORGANOCLAY CONTENTS; PERCOLATION THRESHOLDS; ROOM TEMPERATURES; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCES; TENSILE TESTS; VARYING TEMPERATURES; VISCOELASTIC BEHAVIOURS;

CLAY MINERALS; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; FILLERS; GLASS TRANSITION; LASER INTERFEROMETRY; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; NANOCOMPOSITES; ORGANOCLAY; PERCOLATION (FLUIDS); REINFORCEMENT; SCANNING; SILICATE MINERALS; SOLVENTS; STRESSES; TENSILE TESTING;

MECHANISMS;

ELONGATION; GLASS TRANSITION TEMPERATURE; MECHANICAL PROPERTY; NANOCOMPOSITE; REINFORCEMENT; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; VISCOELASTICITY;

EID: 64849096265     PISSN: 02663538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compscitech.2009.02.023     Document Type: Article

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