Effects of coating amount and particle concentration on the impact toughness of polypropylene/CaCO3 nanocomposites

European Polymer Journal

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 294-304

  Lin, Yong ^a   Chen, Haibin ^a   Chan, Chi Ming ^a   Wu, Jingshen ^a  

^a HONG KONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Impact toughness; Nanocomposites; Particle concentration; Polypropylene

Indexed keywords

COATED NANOPARTICLES; CRITICAL THICKNESS; DISPERSIBILITIES; HIGH MOLECULAR WEIGHT; IMPACT TOUGHNESS; PARTICLE CONCENTRATIONS; PARTICLE DISPERSION; PLANE-STRAIN; PLANE-STRESS; POLYMER MATRICES; PP NANOCOMPOSITE; YOUNG'S MODULUS;

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); DISPERSIONS; IMPACT STRENGTH; LIGAMENTS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; MONOLAYERS; NANOCOMPOSITES; NANOPARTICLES; PLASTIC COATINGS; POLYMER MATRIX; STRESSES; SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS; TENSILE STRENGTH; THERMOPLASTICS; YIELD STRESS;

POLYMER MATRIX COMPOSITES;

EID: 79951809578     PISSN: 00143057     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2010.12.004     Document Type: Article

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