Influence of carbon nanotube-polymeric compatibilizer masterbatches on morphological, thermal, mechanical, and tribological properties of polyethylene

Composites Science and Technology

Volumn 71, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 1353-1360

  Pöllänen, Maija ^a   Pirinen, Sami ^a   Suvanto, Mika ^a   Pakkanen, Tuula T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

Author keywords

A. Carbon nanotubes; A. Polymer matrix composites (PMCs); B. Friction wear; B. Mechanical properties; B. Thermal properties

Indexed keywords

A. CARBON NANOTUBES; A. POLYMER-MATRIX COMPOSITES (PMCS); AMINE GROUPS; B. FRICTION/WEAR; B. MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; COEFFICIENT OF LINEAR THERMAL EXPANSION; COMPOSITE THEORY; CRYSTALLINITIES; CRYSTALLIZATION TEMPERATURE; DECOMPOSITION TEMPERATURE; ELONGATION AT BREAK; FRICTION AND WEAR; GRAFTED POLYETHYLENE; HALPIN-TSAI; MASTERBATCH; MATRIX; MECHANICAL AND TRIBOLOGICAL PROPERTIES; MELT MIXING; MORI-TANAKA; NON-COVALENT INTERACTION; NORMAL DIRECTION; SEM STUDY; SINGLE NANOTUBES; TRIBOLOGICAL PROPERTIES; YOUNG'S MODULUS;

AGGLOMERATION; ELASTIC MODULI; ELASTICITY; MALEIC ANHYDRIDE; MULTIWALLED CARBON NANOTUBES (MWCN); NANOCOMPOSITES; POLYMER MATRIX COMPOSITES; POLYMERS; POLYPROPYLENES; TENSILE STRENGTH; THERMAL EXPANSION; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES; THERMOPLASTICS; TRIBOLOGY;

HIGH DENSITY POLYETHYLENES;

EID: 79959616613     PISSN: 02663538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compscitech.2011.05.009     Document Type: Article

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