Effect of organoclay on the mechanical / thermal properties of microcellular injection molded polystyrene-clay nanocomposites

International Communications in Heat and Mass Transfer

Volumn 36, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 799-805

  Hwang, Shyh shin ^a   Hsu, Peming P ^b   Yeh, Jui ming ^c   Hu, Ching hsin ^a   Chang, Kung chin ^d  

^a CHING YUN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b FAR EAST UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c CHUNG YUAN CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d TAIWAN TEXTILE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Clay; Microcellular injection molding; Nanocomposites; PS

Indexed keywords

CELL DENSITY; DECOMPOSITION TEMPERATURE; LAYER SPACINGS; MATRIX; MECHANICAL AND THERMAL PROPERTIES; MICROCELLULAR; MICROCELLULAR INJECTION MOLDING; ORGANICALLY MODIFIED MONTMORILLONITE; ORGANOCLAY CONTENT; POLYSTYRENE NANOCOMPOSITES; POLYSTYRENE-CLAY NANOCOMPOSITES; PS; TEM; THERMAL PROPERTIES; TWIN SCREW EXTRUDERS; WELL-DISPERSED; XRD;

BLOWING AGENTS; CELL MEMBRANES; CLAY MINERALS; GLASS TRANSITION; INJECTION MOLDING; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MICROCELLULAR RADIO SYSTEMS; NANOCOMPOSITES; PLASTIC MOLDS; POLYSTYRENES; SILICATE MINERALS; TENSILE STRENGTH; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES; WEAR RESISTANCE;

ORGANOCLAY;

EID: 68349091426     PISSN: 07351933     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.icheatmasstransfer.2009.06.011     Document Type: Article

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