Influence of feeding conditions in twin-screw extrusion of PP/MWCNT composites on electrical and mechanical properties

Composites Science and Technology

Volumn 71, Issue 13, 2011, Pages 1535-1542

  Müller, Michael Thomas ^a   Krause, Beate ^a   Kretzschmar, Bernd ^a   Pötschke, Petra ^a  

^a LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE OF POLYMER RESEARCH DRESDEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

A. Carbon nanotubes; A. Nano composites; A. Polymer matrix composites (PMCs); B. Electrical properties; D. Optical microscopy; Dispersion

Indexed keywords

A. CARBON NANOTUBES; A. POLYMER-MATRIX COMPOSITES (PMCS); D. OPTICAL MICROSCOPY; ELECTRICAL AND MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; ELECTRICAL PROPERTY; ELECTRICAL RESISTIVITY; EXTRUSION CONDITIONS; FEEDING CONDITIONS; HIGH ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; IDENTICAL CONDITIONS; NANOCYL; NANOTUBE DISPERSIONS; ROTATION SPEED; SIDE FEEDING; TEMPERATURE PROFILES; TWIN SCREW EXTRUDERS; TWIN SCREW EXTRUSION;

AGGLOMERATION; DISPERSIONS; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; EXTRUSION; FEEDING; HOPPERS; IMPACT STRENGTH; INJECTION MOLDING; MULTIWALLED CARBON NANOTUBES (MWCN); NANOCOMPOSITES; OPTICAL MICROSCOPY; POLYMER MATRIX COMPOSITES; POLYPROPYLENES; SCREWS;

MECHANICAL PROPERTIES;

EID: 80052024938     PISSN: 02663538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compscitech.2011.06.003     Document Type: Article

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