Toughening of isothermally polymerized cyclic butylene terephthalate for use in composites

Polymer Degradation and Stability

Volumn 95, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 346-352

  Baets, J ^a   Godara, A ^b   Devaux, J ^c   Verpoest, I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b NANOCYL S A   (Belgium)

^c UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Mechanical properties; Thermoplastic resin

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL INTERACTIONS; CRYSTALLINITIES; CYCLIC BUTYLENE TEREPHTHALATES; FAILURE STRAIN; IN-SITU POLYMERIZATION; MATRIX MATERIALS; MELT VISCOSITIES; PHYSICAL MODIFICATIONS; RECYCLABILITY; THERMOPLASTIC COMPOSITE; THERMOPLASTIC POLYMER; THERMOPLASTIC RESIN;

BUTENES; CARBON NANOTUBES; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; POLYCAPROLACTONE; REINFORCED PLASTICS; RESINS; THERMOSETS;

CHEMICAL MODIFICATION;

EID: 75849138775     PISSN: 01413910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.polymdegradstab.2009.11.005     Document Type: Article

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