Studies on polypropylene/carbon fiber composite foams by nozzle-based microcellular injection molding system

Materials and Manufacturing Processes

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 533-540

  Selvakumar, P ^a   Bhatnagar, Naresh ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY DELHI   (India)

Author keywords

Carbon fiber; Cell density; Cell growth; Cell morphology; Cell size; Composites; Injection molding; Injection speed; Microcellular foams; Mixing nozzle; Nitrogen; Nucleation; Polypropylene; Tensile properties; Thermoplastics

Indexed keywords

CELL DENSITY; CELL MORPHOLOGY; CELL SIZE; COMPOSITES; INJECTION SPEED; MICROCELLULAR FOAMS; MIXING NOZZLE;

CARBON FIBERS; CELL GROWTH; CELL MEMBRANES; FIBERS; FOAMED PLASTICS; GROWTH KINETICS; INJECTION MOLDING; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MICROCELLULAR RADIO SYSTEMS; MORPHOLOGY; NITROGEN; NOZZLES; NUCLEATION; PLASTIC MOLDS; REINFORCED PLASTICS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SPEED; STRUCTURAL MEMBERS; TENSILE TESTING; THERMOPLASTICS;

BIOMECHANICS;

EID: 67650477613     PISSN: 10426914     EISSN: 15322475     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10426910902742738     Document Type: Article

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