A study on effect of mineral additions on the mechanical, thermal, and structural properties of poly(butylene terephthalate) (PBT) composites

Journal of Polymer Research

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 1081-1090

  Deshmukh, Gauri S ^a   Peshwe, D R ^a   Pathak, S U ^a   Ekhe, J D ^a  

^a VISVESVARAYA NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Debonding; Electron microscopy; Micro mechanics; Particle reinforcement

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS; DIFFERENT EFFECTS; ELONGATION AT BREAK; FILLED COMPOSITES; FILLER MATERIALS; INTERACTION PARAMETERS; INTERFACIAL INTERACTION; MECHANICAL RESPONSE; MICROSCOPIC OBSERVATIONS; MINERAL ADDITION; PARTICLE REINFORCEMENT; POLY(BUTYLENE TEREPHTHALATE); POLYBUTYLENE TEREPHTHALATES; POLYMER COMPOSITE; PROPERTIES OF COMPOSITES; REINFORCING EFFECTS; TALC PARTICLES; THEORETICAL PREDICTION;

BUTENES; FILLERS; MICA; REINFORCEMENT; TENSILE STRENGTH;

MECHANICAL PROPERTIES;

EID: 80053383831     PISSN: 10229760     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10965-010-9510-5     Document Type: Article

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