Effect of organoclay on the mechanical/thermal properties of microcellular injection molded PBT-clay nanocomposites

International Communications in Heat and Mass Transfer

Volumn 37, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 1036-1043

  Hwang, Shyh Shin ^a   Liu, Sung Po ^a   Hsu, Peming P ^b   Yeh, Jui Ming ^c   Chang, Kung Chin ^d   Lai, Ying Zhong ^a  

^a CHING YUN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b FAR EAST UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c CHUNG YUAN CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d TAIWAN TEXTILE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Compound; Microcellular; Nanocomposites; Organoclay; PBT; Twin screw extruder

Indexed keywords

CELL DENSITY; CLAY NANOCOMPOSITES; COMPOUND; D-SPACING; MECHANICAL AND THERMAL PROPERTIES; MECHANICAL STRENGTH; MECHANICAL/THERMAL PROPERTIES; MICROCELLULAR; ORGANICALLY MODIFIED MONTMORILLONITE; ORGANOCLAY CONTENT; PBT; PBT/CLAY NANOCOMPOSITES; POLYBUTYLENE TEREPHTHALATES; SCREW SPEED; TEM; THERMAL STABILITY; TWIN SCREW EXTRUDERS; WELL-DISPERSED;

BLOWING AGENTS; CLAY MINERALS; EXTRUDERS; INJECTION MOLDING; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MICROCELLULAR RADIO SYSTEMS; NANOCOMPOSITES; SCREWS; SILICATE MINERALS; SPEED; TENSILE STRENGTH; THERMODYNAMIC STABILITY; WEAR RESISTANCE;

ORGANOCLAY;

EID: 77956057547     PISSN: 07351933     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.icheatmasstransfer.2010.06.010     Document Type: Article

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