Enhanced tensile and dynamic mechanical properties of thermoplastic natural rubber nanocomposites

Polymer - Plastics Technology and Engineering

Volumn 50, Issue 13, 2011, Pages 1383-1387

  Azlina, H Noor ^a   Sahrim, H A ^a   Rozaidi, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITI KEBANGSAAN MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

DMA; Nanocomposite; Organoclay; Tensile properties; TPNR blend

Indexed keywords

CLAY DISPERSION; CLAY LOADINGS; DMA; DYNAMIC MECHANICAL PROPERTY; FILLER-MATRIX; GRAFTED POLYETHYLENE; HIGHER TEMPERATURES; IN-SITU METHODS; INTERFACIAL ADHESIONS; LIQUID NATURAL RUBBER; LOSS MODULI; MATRIX; MELT-COMPOUNDING; MIXING SPEED; NATURAL RUBBERS; OPTIMUM PROCESSING; PROCESSING TIME; TENSILE TESTS; THERMOMECHANICAL PROPERTIES; TPNR BLEND; TRANSITION PEAKS;

ADHESION; COUPLING AGENTS; DYNAMIC ANALYSIS; DYNAMIC MECHANICAL ANALYSIS; DYNAMICS; IN SITU PROCESSING; MALEIC ANHYDRIDE; NANOCOMPOSITES; ORGANOCLAY; POLYETHYLENES; REINFORCED PLASTICS; RUBBER; RUBBER COMPOUNDING; TENSILE PROPERTIES; TENSILE TESTING; THERMOPLASTICS;

MECHANICAL PROPERTIES;

EID: 80052857779     PISSN: 03602559     EISSN: 15256111     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03602559.2011.578295     Document Type: Article

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