PVT of amorphous and crystalline polymers and their nanocomposites

Polymer Degradation and Stability

Volumn 95, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 411-421

  Utracki, L A ^a  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Compressibility coefficient; Nanocomposites; Polyamide 6; Polystyrene; PVT; Thermal expansion coefficient

Indexed keywords

CLAY CONTENT; COMPRESSIBILITY COEFFICIENT; CRYSTALLINE POLYMERS; FREE-VOLUME THEORY; INTERACTION PARAMETERS; MELTING ZONES; MOLTEN PHASE; PHYSICAL AGING; POLYAMIDE 6; POLYMERIC NANOCOMPOSITES; PRESSURE-VOLUME-TEMPERATURES; QUANTUM INTERACTIONS; SECONDARY TRANSITIONS; SEMICRYSTALLINES; SIMHA-SOMCYNSKY; THERMAL EXPANSION COEFFICIENTS; TRANSITION REGIONS; VITREOUS PHASE;

COMPRESSIBILITY; CRYSTALLINE MATERIALS; NANOCOMPOSITES; POLYMER BLENDS; POLYSTYRENES; THERMAL STRESS;

THERMAL EXPANSION;

EID: 75849150547     PISSN: 01413910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.polymdegradstab.2009.07.020     Document Type: Article

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