Nanocomposites based on polystyrene-b-poly(ethylene-r-butylene)-b- polystyrene and exfoliated graphite nanoplates: Effect of nanoplatelet loading on morphology and mechanical properties

Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing

Volumn 42, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 1995-2002

  Rath, Tanmoy ^b   Li, Yongjin ^a,b  

^a HANGZHOU NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AIST   (Japan)

Author keywords

A. Polymer matrix composites (PMCs); B. Mechanical properties; D. Mechanical testing; E. Thermal analysis

Indexed keywords

A. POLYMER-MATRIX COMPOSITES (PMCS); B. MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; D-SPACING; D. MECHANICAL TESTING; EXFOLIATED GRAPHITE; FRACTURE SURFACES; INTERFACIAL ADHESIONS; MATRIX; MELT-COMPOUNDING; MORPHOLOGY AND MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; NANOPLATELET; SMALL ANGLE X-RAY SCATTERING; UNIFORM DISPERSIONS; VISCOELASTIC PROPERTIES; WIDE-ANGLE X-RAY DIFFRACTION;

BOND (MASONRY); BUTENES; ELASTIC MODULI; ETHYLENE; FRACTURE TESTING; GRAPHITE; MICROPHASE SEPARATION; NANOCOMPOSITES; NANOSTRUCTURES; POLYMER MATRIX COMPOSITES; POLYSTYRENES; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; THERMOANALYSIS; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

FRACTURE;

EID: 80055091453     PISSN: 1359835X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compositesa.2011.09.002     Document Type: Article

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