Curing characteristics, mechanical and morphological properties of kenaf fibre/halloysite nanotubes hybrid-filled natural rubber compounds

Polymer - Plastics Technology and Engineering

Volumn 49, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 938-943

  Ismail, H ^a   Norjulia, A M ^a   Ahmad, Z ^a  

^a SCHOOL OF MATERIALS AND MINERAL RESOURCES ENGINEERING   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Halloysite nanotubes; Hybrid filler; Kenaf; Morphology; Natural rubber; Rubber filler interaction; Tensile properties

Indexed keywords

CURE TIME; CURING CHARACTERISTICS; ELONGATION AT BREAK; FATIGUE LIFE; HALLOYSITE NANOTUBES; HYBRID FILLER; MAXIMUM TORQUE; MORPHOLOGICAL PROPERTIES; NATURAL RUBBER; NATURAL RUBBER COMPOUNDS; RUBBER-FILLER INTERACTION; SCORCH TIME; SWELLING MEASUREMENTS; TENSILE MODULI;

CURING; HEMP; KAOLINITE; LOADING; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MORPHOLOGY; NANOTUBES; RUBBER; TENSILE STRENGTH;

FILLERS;

CURING (FINISHING); ELONGATION; FATIGUE; KENAF FIBER; MECHANICAL PROPERTY; MORPHOLOGY; NANOTUBE; NATURAL RUBBER; SWELLING; TENSILE PROPERTY;

EID: 77954639719     PISSN: 03602559     EISSN: 15256111     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03602551003773171     Document Type: Article

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