Micro-structural, thermal, and mechanical properties of injection-molded glass fiber/nanoclay/polypropylene composites

Journal of Reinforced Plastics and Composites

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 269-281

  Rahman, Normasmira Abd ^a   Hassan, Aziz ^a   Yahya, Rosiyah ^a   Lafia Araga, R A ^a   Hornsby, Peter R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

^b QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

extrusion; glass fiber nanoclay polypropylene composites; injection molding; mechanical properties; thermal properties

Indexed keywords

BINARY COMPOSITES; CLAY NANOPARTICLES; FLEXURAL MODULUS; HYBRID COMPOSITES; IN-FIBER; INTERFACIAL ADHESIONS; INTERLAYER DISTANCE; MICRO-STRUCTURAL; POLYMER CHAINS; PP MATRIX; TERNARY COMPOSITES; THERMAL AND MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; THERMAL DECOMPOSITION TEMPERATURE; XRD;

ADHESION; EXTRUSION; GLASS; HYBRID MATERIALS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; PYROLYSIS; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES;

INJECTION MOLDING;

EID: 84857592494     PISSN: 07316844     EISSN: 15307964     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0731684411435727     Document Type: Article

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