High performance polyethylene nanocomposite fibers

Express Polymer Letters

Volumn 6, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 954-964

  D'Amato, M ^a   Dorigato, A ^a   Fambri, L ^a   Pegoretti, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TRENTO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Fibers; High density polyethylene; Nanocomposites; Silica

Indexed keywords

CREEP STABILITY; DIMETHYLDICHLOROSILANE; DRAW RATIO; DRAWABILITY; ELECTRONIC MICROSCOPES; FUMED SILICA NANOPARTICLES; HIGH DENSITY POLYETHYLENE MATRIXES; MORPHOLOGICAL PROPERTIES; NANO-SILICA; NANOCOMPOSITE FIBERS; NANOFILLER; POLYETHYLENE NANOCOMPOSITES; THERMO-MECHANICAL; TWIN SCREW EXTRUDERS;

HIGH DENSITY POLYETHYLENES; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MELT SPINNING; NANOCOMPOSITES; SILICA;

FIBERS;

EID: 84867282158     PISSN: 1788618X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3144/expresspolymlett.2012.101     Document Type: Article

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