Morphology, mechanical, and crystallization behaviors of micro- and nano-ZnO filled polypropylene composites

Journal of Reinforced Plastics and Composites

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 323-329

  Zaman, Haydar U ^a   Hun, Park Deuk ^a   Khan, Ruhul A ^b   Yoon, Keun Byoung ^a  

^a Kyungpook National University   (South Korea)

^b INSTITUTE OF NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Bangladesh)

Author keywords

isotactic polypropylene; mechanical and thermal properties; microcomposites; nanocomposites

Indexed keywords

CRYSTALLIZATION BEHAVIOR; CRYSTALLIZATION TEMPERATURE; INTERFACIAL ADHESIONS; INTERFACIAL INTERACTION; ISOTACTIC POLYPROPYLENE; MATRIX; MECHANICAL AND THERMAL PROPERTIES; MICRO-COMPOSITES; NANO-ZNO; NONISOTHERMAL CRYSTALLIZATION; POLYPROPYLENE COMPOSITE; TENSILE MODULI; TENSILE TESTS; TWIN SCREW EXTRUDERS; ZNO;

ADHESION; ELASTIC MODULI; FILLED POLYMERS; MORPHOLOGY; NANOCOMPOSITES; TENSILE STRENGTH; TENSILE TESTING; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES; ZINC OXIDE;

POLYPROPYLENES;

EID: 84857509606     PISSN: 07316844     EISSN: 15307964     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0731684411436126     Document Type: Article

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