Melt mixed nano composites of PA12 with MWNTs: Influence of MWNT and matrix properties on macrodispersion and electrical properties

Composites Science and Technology

Volumn 71, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 306-314

  Socher, Robert ^a   Krause, Beate ^a   Boldt, Regine ^a   Hermasch, Sylvia ^b   Wursche, Roland ^b   Pötschke, Petra ^a  

^a LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE OF POLYMER RESEARCH DRESDEN   (Germany)

^b EVONIK DEGUSSA GMBH   (Germany)

Author keywords

A. Carbon nanotubes; A. Nano composites; A. Polymer matrix composites (PMCs); B. Electrical properties; D. Optical microscopy; Dispersion

Indexed keywords

A. CARBON NANOTUBES; A. POLYMER-MATRIX COMPOSITES (PMCS); B. ELECTRICAL PROPERTIES; D. OPTICAL MICROSCOPY; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTRICAL PERCOLATION THRESHOLD; ELECTRICAL PROPERTY; END GROUPS; END-GROUP FUNCTIONALITY; MACRODISPERSION; MATRIX; MELT PROCESSING; MELT VISCOSITIES; MIXING CONDITIONS; MIXING SPEED; NANOCYL; PERCOLATION THRESHOLDS; POLY-AMIDE 12; POLYMER PROPERTIES; VISCOUS MATERIALS;

DISPERSIONS; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; MULTIWALLED CARBON NANOTUBES (MWCN); NANOCOMPOSITES; OPTICAL DATA STORAGE; OPTICAL INSTRUMENTS; OPTICAL MICROSCOPY; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; PERCOLATION (COMPUTER STORAGE); PERCOLATION (FLUIDS); PERCOLATION (SOLID STATE); POLYMERS; SOLVENTS;

POLYMER MATRIX COMPOSITES;

EID: 78751634647     PISSN: 02663538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compscitech.2010.11.015     Document Type: Article

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