Fracture resistance of rubbers with MWCNT, organoclay, silica and carbon black fillers as assessed by the J-integral: Effects of rubber type and filler concentration

Express Polymer Letters

Volumn 6, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 581-587

  Agnelli, S ^a   Ramorino, G ^a   Passera, S ^a   Karger Kocsis, J ^b   Ricco T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRESCIA   (Italy)

^b BUDAPEST UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY AND ECONOMICS   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Fracture mechanics; J resistance curve; Nanocomposite; Rubber

Indexed keywords

BLACK STAR; CARBON BLACK FILLERS; CRACK TIP OPENING DISPLACEMENT; CRITICAL VALUE; DYNAMIC MECHANICAL THERMAL ANALYSIS; ELASTOMERIC MATRICES; FILLER CONCENTRATION; FILLER CONTENTS; FILLER LOADING; HYDROGENATED NITRILE RUBBER; J INTEGRAL; J VALUE; J-RESISTANCE CURVE; NANO-FILLERS; PAYNE-EFFECTS; SHEAR MODES; SINGLE SPECIMEN; SINGLE-EDGE NOTCHED TENSILE; STRAIN SOFTENING; STRAININDUCED CRYSTALLIZATION; TEARING MODULUS;

CARBON BLACK; ETHYLENE; FRACTURE MECHANICS; LOADING; MULTIWALLED CARBON NANOTUBES (MWCN); NANOCOMPOSITES; ORGANOCLAY; PROPYLENE; RUBBER; SHEAR FLOW; SILICA; STARS; THERMOANALYSIS;

FILLERS;

EID: 84860679573     PISSN: 1788618X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3144/expresspolymlett.2012.61     Document Type: Article

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