Mechanical behavior of solid and foamed polyester/expanded graphite nanocomposites

Journal of Cellular Plastics

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 355-368

  Sorrentino, Lugi ^a,b   Aurilia, Marco ^b   Cafiero, Livia ^a   Cioffi, Salvatore ^a   Iannace, Salvatore ^a,b  

^a CNR   (Italy)

^b Technological District on Polymeric and Composite Materials Engineering and Structures (IMAST)   (Italy)

Author keywords

Expanded graphite; foams; mechanical properties; nanocomposites; polyester

Indexed keywords

AMORPHOUS MATRICES; CELL DENSITY; COMPRESSIVE YIELD STRESS; CRYSTALLINE PHASE; EXPANDED GRAPHITE; EXTRUSION PROCESS; FOAMING PROCESS; FOAMING PROPERTIES; MECHANICAL BEHAVIOR; NANOCOMPOSITE FOAMS; NANOFILLER; PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES; SMALL CRYSTALS; STRAIN AT BREAK; THERMOPLASTIC POLYESTERS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON; TRANSPORT INDUSTRY;

CHEMICAL PROPERTIES; CRYSTALLIZATION KINETICS; ELASTIC MODULI; ESTERS; ETHERS; ETHYLENE; GRAPHITE; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; NANOCOMPOSITES; POLYESTERS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

FOAMS;

EID: 84864446247     PISSN: 0021955X     EISSN: 15307999     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0021955X12449641     Document Type: Article

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