Evaluation of phase morphology, rheological, and mechanical properties based on polypropylene toughened with poly(ethylene-co-octene)

Polymer - Plastics Technology and Engineering

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 208-217

  Zhu, Lin ^a   Fan, Hai Nan ^a   Yang, Zhi Qiang ^a   Xu, Xin Hua ^a  

^a TIANJIN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Finite element analysis; Mechanical properties; Polymer matrix composites; Rheology; Scanning electron microscopy

Indexed keywords

BLEND COMPOSITION; DISPERSED PHASE; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; FINITE ELEMENT CODES; INTERFACIAL STRESS; MATRIX PHASE; PHASE MORPHOLOGY; POLY(ETHYLENE-CO-OCTENE); RHEOLOGICAL DATA; RHEOLOGICAL PROPERTY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPE;

ELASTICITY; ETHYLENE; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; MORPHOLOGY; PLASTICITY; POLYMER MATRIX COMPOSITES; RHEOLOGY; SCANNING; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; VISCOSITY;

MECHANICAL PROPERTIES;

FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; MECHANICAL PROPERTY; MICROSTRUCTURE; MORPHOLOGY; POLYETHYLENE; POLYPROPYLENE; RHEOLOGY; STRESS;

EID: 75649130756     PISSN: 03602559     EISSN: 15256111     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03602550903413771     Document Type: Article

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