Microhardness investigation on thin films of virgin and electrically aged pure PVF and isomorphic polyblends of PVF/PVDF

Express Polymer Letters

Volumn 1, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 616-621

  Gupta, A K ^a   Bajpai, R ^a   Keller, J M ^a  

^a RANI DURGAVATI UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Crosslinking; Electrical stress; Mechanical properties; Microhardness; Polymer blends and alloys

Indexed keywords

EID: 77951987930     PISSN: 1788618X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3144/expresspolymlett.2007.84     Document Type: Article

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