Dynamic mechanical analysis of in situ microfibrillar composites based on PP and PET

Polymer - Plastics Technology and Engineering

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 455-463

  Jayanarayanan, Karingamanna ^a   Thomas, Sabu ^b   Joseph, Kuruvilla ^c  

^a AMRITA UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b MAHATMA GANDHI UNIVERSITY   (India)

^c INDIAN INSTITUTE OF SPACE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Dynamic mechanical analysis; Electron microscopy; Microfibrillar composites; Polyesters; Polypropylene

Indexed keywords

DRAW RATIO; DYNAMIC MECHANICAL PROPERTY; FIBRILIZATION; GLASS TRANSITION TEMPERATURE; IN-SITU; IN-SITU COMPOSITE; ISOTROPIZATION; LOSS MODULI; MECHANICAL LOSS; MICRO-FIBRILS; MICROFIBRILLAR; MICROFIBRILLAR COMPOSITE; MICROFIBRILLAR COMPOSITES; PET MICROFIBRILS; POSITIVE EFFECTS; PP MATRIX; RANDOMLY DISTRIBUTED; STORAGE MODULI; STRETCH RATIO; TEST FREQUENCIES; THREE-STEP PROCESS;

BLENDING; DYNAMIC ANALYSIS; DYNAMICS; ELASTIC MODULI; ESTERS; ETHYLENE; GLASS TRANSITION; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MELTING POINT; PLASTIC PRODUCTS; POLYESTERS; POLYETHYLENE TEREPHTHALATES; POLYMER MELTS; PUMPING PLANTS; TANNING;

DYNAMIC MECHANICAL ANALYSIS;

BLENDING; DRAWING; GLASS TRANSITION TEMPERATURE; INJECTION MOLDING; MECHANICAL PROPERTY; POLYESTER; POLYETHYLENE; POLYPROPYLENE;

EID: 70349810963     PISSN: 03602559     EISSN: 15256111     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03602550902727874     Document Type: Article

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