Effect of processing technique on the dispersion of carbon nanotubes within polypropylene carbon nanotube-composites and its effect on their mechanical properties

Polymer Composites

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 772-780

  Esawi, Amal M K ^a   Salem, Hanadi G ^a   Hussein, Hanady M ^a   Ramadan, Adham R ^a  

^a The American University in Cairo   (Egypt)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CARBON NANOTUBE-REINFORCED POLYMER COMPOSITES; EXTRUDATES; FIELD EMISSION SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; MECHANICAL BEHAVIOR; MELT MIXING; MULTI-WALL CARBON NANOTUBES; NEAT POLYMER; NEW MATERIAL; PHYSICAL AND MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; PROCESSING TECHNIQUE; PULL-OUT; SOLVENT FREE; THEORETICAL PREDICTION; UNIFORM DISPERSIONS; WEIGHT FRACTIONS; YIELD STRENGTH; YOUNG'S MODULUS;

CARBON NANOTUBES; DISPERSIONS; FIELD EMISSION; FIELD EMISSION MICROSCOPES; HARDNESS; MIXING; MULTIWALLED CARBON NANOTUBES (MWCN); SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SOLVENTS; STRAIN; THERMOPLASTICS; YIELD STRESS;

MECHANICAL PROPERTIES;

EID: 77951801495     PISSN: 02728397     EISSN: 15480569     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pc.20859     Document Type: Article

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