Flammability studies of thermoplastic polyurethane elastomer nanocomposites

Collection of Technical Papers - AIAA/ASME/ASCE/AHS/ASC Structures, Structural Dynamics and Materials Conference

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages

  Lee, Jason C ^a   Koo, Joseph H ^a   Lam, Christopher K ^a   Ezekoye, Ofodike A ^a  

^a The University of Texas at Austin   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHEMICALLY MODIFIED; FAILURE MECHANISM; FLAMMABILITY PROPERTIES; MULTI-WALL CARBON NANOTUBES; NANO-PHASE; NOVEL MATERIALS; ORGANOCLAYS; SOLID ROCKET MOTORS; SPACE VEHICLES; STRUCTURAL COMPONENT; THERMAL PROTECTION MATERIAL; THERMAL PROTECTION SYSTEM; THERMOPLASTIC POLYURETHANE ELASTOMERS; TWIN SCREW EXTRUSION;

CARBON NANOTUBES; CLAY MINERALS; COMBINATORIAL OPTIMIZATION; ELASTOMERS; EXTRUSION; FLAMMABILITY; MATERIALS; MISSILE LAUNCHING SYSTEMS; MULTIWALLED CARBON NANOTUBES (MWCN); NANOCOMPOSITES; ROCKET ENGINES; ROCKETS; SILICATE MINERALS; STRUCTURAL DYNAMICS;

REINFORCED PLASTICS;

EID: 84855628491     PISSN: 02734508     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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