Influence of nanoparticle weight fraction on morphology and thermal properties of epoxy/TiO2 nanocomposite

Journal of Reinforced Plastics and Composites

Volumn 31, Issue 17, 2012, Pages 1180-1188

  Ghosh, P K ^a   Pathak, Abhishek ^a   Goyat, M S ^a   Halder, Sudipta ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY ROORKEE   (India)

Author keywords

Epoxy; polymer matrix composite; thermal property; TiO2 nanoparticle

Indexed keywords

ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPE IMAGES; EPOXY; EPOXY-BASED NANOCOMPOSITES; LEVEL OF LOADING; PARTICLE LOADING; TIO2 NANO-PARTICLES; TITANIA NANOPARTICLES; ULTRASONIC VIBRATION; WEIGHT FRACTIONS;

DISPERSIONS; HYBRID MATERIALS; NANOCOMPOSITES; POLYMER MATRIX COMPOSITES; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES; THERMODYNAMIC STABILITY; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

NANOPARTICLES;

EID: 84865510046     PISSN: 07316844     EISSN: 15307964     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0731684412455955     Document Type: Article

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