Stiffening of poly(ethylene terephthalate) by means of polyamide 6 nanocomposite fibers produced during processing

Composites Science and Technology

Volumn 70, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 873-878

  Goitisolo, I ^a   Eguiazabal J I ^a   Nazabal, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE BASQUE COUNTRY UPV EHU   (Spain)

Author keywords

A. Fibers; A. Nanocomposites; A. Poly(ethylene terephthalate); A. Polyamide 6; B. Mechanical properties

Indexed keywords

A. FIBERS; A. POLYAMIDE 6; B. MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; DISPERSED PHASE; ELASTICITY MODULI; FIBRILLAR MORPHOLOGY; MATRIX; MELT STATE; NANOCOMPOSITE FIBERS; POLYAMIDE 6; POLYMER NANOCOMPOSITE; RATIO STRUCTURES; RICH PHASE;

CHEMICAL MODIFICATION; ETHYLENE; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; NANOCOMPOSITES; ORGANOCLAY; SPINNING (FIBERS);

POLYETHYLENE TEREPHTHALATES;

CHEMICAL MODIFICATION; FIBER REINFORCED COMPOSITE; FIBRILLATION; MECHANICAL PROPERTY; NANOCOMPOSITE; NYLON 6; ORGANOCLAY; POLYETHYLENE TEREPHTHALATE; STIFFNESS;

EID: 77950529244     PISSN: 02663538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compscitech.2010.02.005     Document Type: Article

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