Effect of radiation dose on the properties of natural rubber nanocomposite

Radiation Physics and Chemistry

Volumn 79, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 1279-1285

  Khalid, M ^a   Ismail, A F ^a   Ratnam, C T ^b   Faridah, Y ^a   Rashmi, W ^a   Al Khatib, M F ^a  

^a INTERNATIONAL ISLAMIC UNIVERSITY MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

^b MALAYSIAN NUCLEAR AGENCY   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Carbon nanotubes; Electron beam radiation; Gel fraction; Mechanical properties; NR CNT nanocomposites

Indexed keywords

AFM; ELECTRON BEAM RADIATION; ELONGATION AT BREAK; GEL FRACTION; MALAYSIANS; NATURAL RUBBER; NR/CNT NANOCOMPOSITES; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION-INDUCED CROSSLINKING; SOLVENT CASTING METHOD; STRUCTURE AND MORPHOLOGY; TEM; TENSILE MODULI;

CARBON NANOTUBES; DOSIMETRY; ELECTRON BEAMS; ELONGATION; GELS; HARDNESS; NANOCOMPOSITES; RADIATION; RUBBER; TENSILE STRENGTH;

MECHANICAL PROPERTIES;

CARBON NANOTUBE; NANOCOMPOSITE; RUBBER;

ARTICLE; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS LINKING; ELECTRON BEAM; FIELD EMISSION SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; HARDNESS; MALAYSIA; MECHANICAL TORSION; RADIATION DOSE; TENSILE STRENGTH; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; YOUNG MODULUS;

EID: 77956179921     PISSN: 0969806X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.radphyschem.2010.07.002     Document Type: Article

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