Fracture study of modified TiO 2 reinforced PP/EPDM composite: Mechanical behavior and effect of compatibilization

International Journal of Plastics Technology

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 89-100

  Panda, Bishnu P ^a   Mohanty, Smita ^a   Nayak, Sanjay K ^a   Pandit, Sushmita ^a  

^a CENTRAL INSTITUTE OF PLASTICS ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

EPDM; n TiO 2; Polypropylene; SEM; SENT test

Indexed keywords

BRITTLE TO DUCTILE TRANSITION; COULPING AGENTS; CRACK INITIATION AND PROPAGATION; DEEP FRACTURES; EPDM; ETHYLENE PROPYLENE DIENE TERPOLYMER; FRACTURE STRESS; FRACTURED SURFACES; IZOD IMPACT; MECHANICAL BEHAVIOR; MORPHOLOGICAL PROPERTIES; MORPHOLOGICAL STUDY; N-TIO 2; PLANE STRAIN CONDITION; SEM ANALYSIS; SENT TEST; STRENGTH AND TOUGHNESS; SURFACE GRAFTING; TERNARY COMPOSITES; THERMOPLASTIC POLYOLEFINS; TIO; TRIETHYLAMINES; TWIN SCREW EXTRUDERS;

CRACK PROPAGATION; ETHYLENE; FRACTURE; FRACTURE ENERGY; LOADING; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; POLYPROPYLENES; PROPYLENE; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; THERMOPLASTICS;

TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

EID: 84865719530     PISSN: 0972656X     EISSN: 0975072X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12588-012-9032-6     Document Type: Article

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