Preparation and Mechanical Properties of Polyamide-6 Composites Reinforced with Fir Flour/SiO2 Hybrid Material

Polymer - Plastics Technology and Engineering

Volumn 51, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 926-931

  Li, Zhong ^a,b   Shi, Tiejun ^a   Tan, Dexin ^a  

^a HEFEI UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b ANHUI UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Electron microscopy; Mechanical properties; Polyamide 6; Wood

Indexed keywords

ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; EPOXY RESINS; HYBRID MATERIALS; IMPACT STRENGTH; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; REINFORCEMENT; SOL-GEL PROCESS; SOL-GELS; TENSILE STRENGTH; WOOD;

FIR FLOUR; FOURIER TRANSFORMED INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; INFILTRATION PROCESS; INTERFACIAL ADHESIONS; MELT MIXING; MORPHOLOGY AND STRUCTURES; POLYAMIDE 6; TWIN SCREW EXTRUDERS;

SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

EID: 84863510193     PISSN: 03602559     EISSN: 15256111     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03602559.2012.671431     Document Type: Article

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