The effect of mineral surface nature on the mechanical properties of mineral-filled polypropylene composites

Polymer Bulletin

Volumn 64, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 387-399

  El Midany, Ayman A ^a   Ibrahim, Suzan S ^b  

^a CAIRO UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

^b CENTRAL METALLURGICAL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE CMRDI   (Egypt)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

END-PRODUCTS; FILLER SURFACES; INORGANIC FILLERS; MATRIX; MINERAL FILLER; MINERAL FILLER PARTICLES; MINERAL SURFACES; PARTICLE SHAPE; POLYPROPYLENE COMPOSITE; RHEOLOGY PROPERTY; STRAIN MEASURES; YOUNG'S MODULUS;

ELASTICITY; FILLED POLYMERS; FUNCTIONAL GROUPS; IMPACT STRENGTH; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MINERALS; PARTICLE SIZE; SILICA; SILICATE MINERALS; SURFACE PROPERTIES; TALC; THERMOPLASTICS; YIELD STRESS;

FILLERS;

EID: 77951498118     PISSN: 01700839     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00289-009-0209-x     Document Type: Article

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