Multifractal analysis of tensile toughness and filler dispersion for polypropylene-CaCO 3 composites

Applied Surface Science

Volumn 258, Issue 22, 2012, Pages 8940-8945

  Perez E ^a   Bernal, C ^a   Piacquadio, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Filler dispersion; Fracture surface; Mechanical properties; Multifractal spectrum

Indexed keywords

CALCITE; CALCIUM CARBONATE; DISPERSIONS; DUCTILE FRACTURE; FILLERS; FRACTALS; FRACTURE MECHANICS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MORPHOLOGY; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; TENSILE STRENGTH;

FILLER DISPERSION; FRACTURE SURFACES; IRREGULAR TOPOGRAPHY; MALEIC ANHYDRIDE GRAFTED POLYPROPYLENE; MULTI-FRACTAL SPECTRUM; MULTIFRACTAL ANALYSIS; MULTIFRACTAL THEORY; POLYPROPYLENE MATRICES;

POLYPROPYLENES;

EID: 84863503660     PISSN: 01694332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apsusc.2012.05.124     Document Type: Article

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