Ethylene-octene copolymer (POE) toughened polyamide 6/polypropylene nanocomposites: Effect of POE maleation

Express Polymer Letters

Volumn 3, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 309-319

  Wahit, M U ^a   Hassan, A ^a   Mohd Ishak, Z A ^b   Czigany T ^c  

^a UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

^b SCHOOL OF MATERIALS AND MINERAL RESOURCES ENGINEERING   (Malaysia)

^c BUDAPEST UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY AND ECONOMICS   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Ethylene octene elastomer; Fracture toughness; Impact strength; Linear elastic fracture mechanics; Nanocomposites

Indexed keywords

EID: 70450190811     PISSN: 1788618X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3144/expresspolymlett.2009.39     Document Type: Article

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