Preparation and characterization of graphite flakes-filled polyester composites

Polymer - Plastics Technology and Engineering

Volumn 48, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 802-807

  Kaushik, Anupama ^a   Singh, Paramjit ^a   Bhagat, Subita ^b  

^a PANJAB UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b SANT LONGOWAL INSTITUTE OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Conducting composite; Graphite flakes; Mechanical properties; Polyester resin; Polymer composites

Indexed keywords

AGGREGATE STRUCTURES; BENDING PROPERTIES; CONDUCTING COMPOSITE; CRYSTALLINITIES; DIFFERENT FREQUENCY; DISPERSION CONDITION; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; EXPERIMENTAL STUDIES; FILLER CONTENTS; FILLER PARTICLES; GRAPHITE COMPOSITES; GRAPHITE FLAKES; POLYESTER COMPOSITES; POLYESTER RESIN; POLYMER COMPOSITES; TENSILE MODULI; UNSATURATED POLYESTER; YOUNG'S MODULUS;

AGGLOMERATION; CONDUCTING POLYMERS; ELASTIC MODULI; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; FILLERS; GRAPHITE; POLYMER BLENDS; POLYMER MATRIX COMPOSITES; RESINS;

MECHANICAL PROPERTIES;

BENDING; COMPOSITE; CRYSTALLINITY; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; FILLING MATERIAL; MECHANICAL PROPERTY; MORPHOLOGY; PARTICLE SIZE; POLYESTER; TENSILE PROPERTY; YOUNG MODULUS;

EID: 70449441521     PISSN: 03602559     EISSN: 15256111     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03602550902827286     Document Type: Article

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