The effect of carbon black/multiwall carbon nanotube hybrid fillers on the properties of natural rubber nanocomposites

Polymer - Plastics Technology and Engineering

Volumn 50, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 660-666

  Ismail, H ^a   Ramly, A F ^a   Othman, N ^a  

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

Author keywords

Carbon black; Multiwall carbon nanotubes; Nanocomposites; Natural rubber

Indexed keywords

CARBON NANOTUBE HYBRIDS; CURE TIME; ELONGATION AT BREAK; FATIGUE LIFE; HYBRID NANOCOMPOSITES; LOADING RATIO; MAXIMUM TORQUE; NATURAL RUBBER; NATURAL RUBBER MATRIX; SEM; TENSILE MODULI; THERMAL STABILITY;

CARBON BLACK; FILLERS; LOADING; NANOCOMPOSITES; RUBBER; TENSILE STRENGTH;

MULTIWALLED CARBON NANOTUBES (MWCN);

EID: 79957863764     PISSN: 03602559     EISSN: 15256111     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03602559.2010.551380     Document Type: Article

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