Combined effects of montmorillonite clay, carbon nanofiber, and fire retardant on mechanical and flammability properties of polyamide 11 nanocomposites

International SAMPE Technical Conference

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages

  Johnson, Blake ^a   Allcorn, Eric ^a   Baek, Min G ^a   Koo, Joseph H ^a   Lake, Carla Leer ^b   Lake, Patrick ^b  

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

^b Applied Sciences Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMBINED EFFECT; FIRE RETARDANT; FLAMMABILITY PROPERTIES; MATERIAL PROPERTY; MONTMORILLONITE CLAY; POLYAMIDE 11; SELECTIVE LASER SINTERING; SEM ANALYSIS; SYNERGISTIC EFFECT; TEST SPECIMENS; TWIN SCREW EXTRUSION;

ADDITIVES; CARBON NANOFIBERS; CLAY MINERALS; EXTRUSION; FLAMMABILITY; IMPACT TESTING; LASER HEATING; MATERIALS PROPERTIES; NANOCOMPOSITES; POLYMER BLENDS; SINTERING; TENSILE STRENGTH; TENSILE TESTING;

MECHANICAL PROPERTIES;

EID: 84856557863     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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