Masterbatch-based multi-walled carbon nanotube filled polypropylene nanocomposites: Assessment of rheological and mechanical properties

Composites Science and Technology

Volumn 69, Issue 11-12, 2009, Pages 1756-1763

  Prashantha, K ^a   Soulestin, J ^a   Lacrampe, M F ^a   Krawczak, P ^a   Dupin, G ^b   Claes, M ^b  

^a ECOLE DES MINES DE DOUAI   (France)

^b NANOCYL S A   (Belgium)

Author keywords

A. Nanocomposites; B. Mechanical properties; D. Rheology; D. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM); D. Transmission electron microscopy (TEM)

Indexed keywords

A. NANOCOMPOSITES; B. MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; D. RHEOLOGY; D. SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY (SEM); D. TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY (TEM);

ELASTICITY; ELECTRON MICROSCOPES; ELECTRONS; IMPACT RESISTANCE; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MULTIWALLED CARBON NANOTUBES (MWCN); NANOCOMPOSITES; PLASTIC PRODUCTS; PLASTICITY; PUMPING PLANTS; REINFORCEMENT; RHEOLOGY; SCANNING; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SOLVENTS; THERMOPLASTICS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; VISCOSITY; YIELD STRESS;

CARBON NANOTUBES;

MECHANICAL PROPERTY; NANOCOMPOSITE; NANOTUBE; POLYPROPYLENE; RHEOLOGY; STRESS;

EID: 67649101350     PISSN: 02663538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compscitech.2008.10.005     Document Type: Article

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