Enhancement of the surface and bulk mechanical properties of polystyrene through the incorporation of raw multiwalled nanotubes with the twin-screw mixing technique

Journal of Applied Polymer Science

Volumn 113, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 992-999

  Liu, Sung Po ^a   Hsu, Wei Lun ^a   Chang, Kung Chin ^b   Yeh, Jui Ming ^b  

^a CHING YUN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b CHUNG YUAN CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Composites; Mechanical properties; Polystyrene

Indexed keywords

AROMATICITY; BULK MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; COMPOSITES; CONCENTRATION OF; FLEXURAL STRENGTH; GOOD COMPATIBILITY; MATRIX; METAL SURFACES; MIXING TECHNIQUES; MULTI-WALLED NANOTUBES; SURFACE MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; SURFACE MODIFICATION;

BENDING STRENGTH; ELECTRON MICROSCOPES; LOADING; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MORPHOLOGY; NANOTUBES; POLYSTYRENES; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SURFACE MORPHOLOGY; SURFACE TESTING; TENSILE STRENGTH; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

WEAR RESISTANCE;

COMPOSITE; DISPERSION; NANOTUBE; POLYSTYRENE; SURFACE MODIFICATION; TENSILE PROPERTY; WEAR RESISTANCE;

EID: 67149136176     PISSN: 00218995     EISSN: 10974628     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/app.29526     Document Type: Article

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