Studies on acrylonitrile-butadiene copolymer (NBR) layered silicate composites: Mechanical and viscoelastic properties

Journal of Composite Materials

Volumn 45, Issue 19, 2011, Pages 2011-2022

  Balachandran, Meera ^a   Bhagawan, S S ^a  

^a AMRITA UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

dynamic mechanical properties; mechanical properties; montmorillonite; nanocomposite; nitrile rubber

Indexed keywords

CURE TIME; DYNAMIC MECHANICAL PROPERTY; EFFECT OF TEMPERATURE; FIRST-ORDER MODELS; INTERNAL MIXERS; LAYERED SILICATE; LOSS TANGENT; MASTERBATCH; NANO CLAYS; NITRILE RUBBERS; TWO-ROLL MILL; VISCOELASTIC PROPERTIES;

BUTADIENE; CLAY MINERALS; COPOLYMERIZATION; COPOLYMERS; CYANIDES; NANOCOMPOSITES; POLYMER BLENDS; RUBBER; RUBBER COMPOUNDING; SILICATES; TENSILE STRENGTH; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X RAY DIFFRACTION; X RAY DIFFRACTION ANALYSIS;

MECHANICAL PROPERTIES;

EID: 80052758030     PISSN: 00219983     EISSN: 1530793X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0021998311399484     Document Type: Article

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