Curing characteristics, mechanical, thermal, and morphological properties of halloysite nanotubes (HNTs)-filled natural rubber nanocomposites

Polymer - Plastics Technology and Engineering

Volumn 50, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 681-688

  Ismail, Hanafi ^a   Salleh, Siti Zuliana ^a   Ahmad, Zulkifli ^a  

^a SCHOOL OF MATERIALS AND MINERAL RESOURCES ENGINEERING   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Curing characteristics; Halloysite nanotubes; Mechanical; Natural rubber; Thermal and morphological properties

Indexed keywords

CURING CHARACTERISTICS; HALLOYSITE NANOTUBES; MECHANICAL; NATURAL RUBBER; THERMAL AND MORPHOLOGICAL PROPERTIES;

CURING; ELECTRIC FIELD EFFECTS; KAOLINITE; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; NANOTUBES; RUBBER; TENSILE STRENGTH; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES;

NANOCOMPOSITES;

EID: 79957799913     PISSN: 03602559     EISSN: 15256111     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03602559.2010.551387     Document Type: Article

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