Synergistic mechanical effects of calcite micro- and nanoparticles and β-nucleation in polypropylene copolymers

European Polymer Journal

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 49-59

  Gahleitner, Markus ^a   Grein, Christelle ^a,b   Bernreitner, Klaus ^a  

^a BOREALIS POLYOLEFINE GMBH   (Austria)

^b SABIC Europe   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Calcium carbonate; Mechanical properties; Nanocomposite; Nucleation; Polypropylene

Indexed keywords

AVERAGE DIAMETER; BASE POLYMERS; CALCITE PARTICLES; FAILURE BEHAVIOUR; GROUND CALCIUM CARBONATES; HIGH IMPACT; IMPACT COPOLYMERS; MECHANICAL EFFECTS; MELT-COMPOUNDING; NANOFILLER; SUB-ZERO TEMPERATURES;

CALCITE; CALCIUM CARBONATE; CARBONATE MINERALS; COPOLYMERS; ETHYLENE; IMPACT STRENGTH; NANOCOMPOSITES; NUCLEATION; POLYPROPYLENES; PROPYLENE; THERMOPLASTICS;

MECHANICAL PROPERTIES;

EID: 84155168060     PISSN: 00143057     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2011.10.013     Document Type: Article

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