Micro-mechanisms of deformation in polyethylene/clay micro- and nanocomposites

Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing

Volumn 42, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 916-927

  Stoeffler, Karen ^a   Lafleur, Pierre G ^b   Perrin Sarazin, Florence ^a   Bureau, Martin N ^a   Denault, Johanne ^a  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL CANADA   (Canada)

^b ÉCOLE POLYTECHNIQUE DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

A. Particle reinforcement; A. Polymer matrix composites (PMCs); B. Mechanical properties; B. Microstructures

Indexed keywords

A. POLYMER-MATRIX COMPOSITES (PMCS); B. MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; B. MICROSTRUCTURES; ELONGATION AT BREAK; LINEAR LOW DENSITY; MICRO-COMPOSITES; MICROMECHANISMS; PARTICLE REINFORCEMENT; TENSILE MODULI;

ACOUSTIC EMISSION TESTING; DEFORMATION; HIGH DENSITY POLYETHYLENES; LINEAR LOW DENSITY POLYETHYLENES; NANOCOMPOSITES; POLYMERS; TENSILE STRENGTH; TENSILE TESTING; TERNARY SYSTEMS; THERMOPLASTICS; TOUGHNESS;

POLYMER MATRIX COMPOSITES;

EID: 79957755759     PISSN: 1359835X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compositesa.2011.03.020     Document Type: Article

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