Structure-property relationships in biaxially deformed polypropylene nanocomposites

Composites Science and Technology

Volumn 70, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 1353-1359

  Abu Zurayk, Rund ^a   Harkin Jones, Eileen ^a   McNally, Tony ^a   Menary, Gary ^a   Martin, Peter ^a   Armstrong, Cecil ^a   McAfee, Marion ^a  

^a QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

D. Differential scanning calorimetry (DSC); D. Dynamic mechanical thermal analysis (DMTA); D. Transmission electron microscopy (TEM); D. X ray diffraction (XRD)

Indexed keywords

BARRIER PERFORMANCE; BARRIER PROPERTIES; BLOW MOULDING; CLAY NANOCOMPOSITES; CLAY TACTOIDS; CRYSTAL SIZE DISTRIBUTIONS; CRYSTALLINITIES; CRYSTALLIZATION TEMPERATURE; D. DYNAMIC MECHANICAL THERMAL ANALYSIS (DMTA); DEGREE OF ORIENTATION; DYNAMIC MECHANICAL PROPERTY; DYNAMIC MECHANICAL THERMAL ANALYSIS; LIGHTWEIGHTING; MELTING TEMPERATURES; POLYMER NANOCOMPOSITE; POLYPROPYLENE NANOCOMPOSITES; PRODUCT WEIGHT; SEMI-SOLID FORMING; SHEET PROPERTY; STRETCHING RATIOS; STRUCTURE PROPERTY RELATIONSHIPS; TEM; TENSILE TESTS; XRD;

CRYSTAL ORIENTATION; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; DYNAMIC MECHANICAL ANALYSIS; DYNAMICS; NANOCOMPOSITES; POLYPROPYLENES; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; STRUCTURAL PROPERTIES; TENSILE PROPERTIES; TENSILE TESTING; THERMOANALYSIS; THERMOFORMING; THERMOPLASTICS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X RAY DIFFRACTION; X RAY DIFFRACTION ANALYSIS;

MECHANICAL PROPERTIES;

CLAY LINER; COMPRESSION; CRYSTALLINITY; CRYSTALLIZATION; DEFORMATION; MECHANICAL PROPERTY; NANOCOMPOSITE; POLYPROPYLENE; STRUCTURAL PROPERTY; TEMPERATURE; THERMAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 77953710071     PISSN: 02663538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compscitech.2010.04.011     Document Type: Article

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