Mechanical, thermal and transport properties of nitrile rubber (NBR)-Nanoclay composites

Journal of Polymer Research

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2012, Pages

  Balachandran, Meera ^a   Bhagawan, S S ^a  

^a AMRITA UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Diffusion; Dynamic mechanical properties; Mechanical properties; Nanocomposite; Organoclay; Rubber; Swelling

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATION ENERGY; CYANIDES; DIFFUSION; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; ORGANOCLAY; RUBBER; SWELLING; TENSILE STRENGTH;

DYNAMIC MECHANICAL PROPERTY; ELONGATION AT BREAK; MORPHOLOGICAL ANALYSIS; NANOCLAY COMPOSITES; NITRILE RUBBERS; SOLVENT DIFFUSION; THERMODYNAMIC CONSTANTS; TWO STEP METHOD;

NANOCOMPOSITES;

EID: 84857137016     PISSN: 10229760     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10965-011-9809-x     Document Type: Article

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