Sintering process and mechanical property of MWCNTs/ HDPE bulk composite

Polymer - Plastics Technology and Engineering

Volumn 48, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 821-826

  Wang, Ming Wen ^a   Hsu, Tze Chi ^a   Zheng, Jie Ren ^b  

^a ORIENTAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

^b YUAN ZE UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Composite; Dispersion; High density polyethylene; Multi wall carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs)

Indexed keywords

ANTIWEAR PROPERTY; BULK COMPOSITES; COMPOSITE; DISPERSION EFFECT; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; FRICTION COEFFICIENTS; HDPE COMPOSITE; IN-SITU POLYMERIZATION; LOW CARBON; MECHANICAL AND ELECTRICAL PROPERTIES; MIXING PROCESS; MULTI-WALL CARBON NANOTUBES (MWCNTS); PIN ON DISK; POLYMER MATRICES; SEM; SINTERING PROCESS; STRUCTURAL REINFORCEMENT;

CARBON NANOTUBES; COMPOSITE MICROMECHANICS; CONDUCTING POLYMERS; DISPERSIONS; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTRIC NETWORK ANALYSIS; FRICTION; HIGH DENSITY POLYETHYLENES; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; PELLETIZING; POLYMER MELTS; POLYMERS; REINFORCEMENT; SINTERING; THERMOPLASTICS; WALLS (STRUCTURAL PARTITIONS);

MULTIWALLED CARBON NANOTUBES (MWCN);

COMPOSITE; DISPERSION; ELECTRICAL PROPERTY; FRICTION; MECHANICAL PROPERTY; NANOTUBE; POLYETHYLENE; POLYMERIZATION; SINTERING; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS; WEAR;

EID: 70449433327     PISSN: 03602559     EISSN: 15256111     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03602550902994870     Document Type: Article

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