Effects of ultrasound on the morphology and properties of propylene-based plastomer/nanosilica composites

Polymer Journal

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 91-96

  Peng, Bo ^a   Wu, Hong ^a   Bao, Wenting ^a   Guo, Shaoyun ^a   Chen, Yong ^b   Huang, Hua ^b   Chen, Hongyu ^b   Lai, Shih Yaw ^b   Jow, Jinder ^c  

^a SICHUAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b The Dow Chemical (China) Company Limited   (China)

^c DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

extrusion; morphology; polymer matrix composites (PMCs); properties; ultrasound

Indexed keywords

COMPATIBILIZATION; DYNAMIC MECHANICAL MEASUREMENTS; DYNAMIC RHEOLOGICAL MEASUREMENTS; DYNAMIC STORAGE; FILLER CONTENTS; GLASS TRANSITION TEMPERATURE; HOMOGENEOUS DISPERSIONS; INDUCED DEGRADATION; LOSS FACTOR; POLYMER-MATRIX COMPOSITES (PMCS); POLYMERIC MATRICES; PROPERTIES; RHEOLOGICAL AND MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPE; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPE; ULTRASOUND;

DEGRADATION; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; DYNAMICS; ELECTRON MICROSCOPES; EXTRUSION; FILLERS; GLASS TRANSITION; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MORPHOLOGY; POLYMERS; PROPYLENE; RHEOLOGY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ULTRASONICS;

POLYMER MATRIX COMPOSITES;

EID: 78651108201     PISSN: 00323896     EISSN: 13490540     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/pj.2010.95     Document Type: Article

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