Influence of imbibed moisture and organoclay on tensile and indentation behavior of polyamide 66/hectorite nanocomposites

Composites Part B: Engineering

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 466-472

  Timmaraju, Mallina Venkata ^a   Gnanamoorthy, R ^a   Kannan, K ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY MADRAS   (India)

Author keywords

A. Nano structures; A. Polymer matrix composites; B. Mechanical properties; D. Fractography; Moisture

Indexed keywords

A. NANO-STRUCTURES; A. POLYMER-MATRIX COMPOSITES; B. MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; D. FRACTOGRAPHY; DISTILLED WATER; HECTORITES; INDENTATION BEHAVIOR; MECHANICAL BEHAVIOR; MICRO-INDENTATION TESTS; MOISTURE ABSORPTION; MOISTURE CONTENTS; POLYAMIDE 66; POLYMERIC MATERIAL; SIMULTANEOUS REDUCTION; TENSILE MODULI;

ABSORPTION; FRACTOGRAPHY; FRACTURE MECHANICS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; NANOCOMPOSITES; NANOSTRUCTURES; ORGANOCLAY; POLYMERS; TENSILE STRENGTH; WATER CONTENT;

POLYMER MATRIX COMPOSITES;

EID: 79951555909     PISSN: 13598368     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compositesb.2010.12.012     Document Type: Article

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