Particle size - Dependent on the static and dynamic compression properties of polypropylene/silica composites

Materials and Design

Volumn 45, Issue , 2013, Pages 539-547

  Omar, Mohd Firdaus ^a,b   Akil, Hazizan Md ^a   Ahmad, Zainal Arifin ^a  

^a SCHOOL OF PHYSICS   (Malaysia)

^b UNIVERSITY MALAYSIA PERLIS   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Mechanical properties; Mechanical testing; Particle size; Polymer matrix composites; Split Hopkinson pressure bar apparatus

Indexed keywords

MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MECHANICAL TESTING; POLYMER MATRIX COMPOSITES;

LOADING RATE; PARTICULATE FILLED POLYMERS; RATE SENSITIVITY; SPLIT HOPKINSON PRESSURE BARS; STATIC AND DYNAMIC; STIFFNESS PROPERTIES; THERMAL ACTIVATION; ULTIMATE STRENGTH; UNIVERSAL TESTING MACHINES;

PARTICLE SIZE;

EID: 84867835289     PISSN: 02613069     EISSN: 18734197     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.matdes.2012.09.026     Document Type: Article

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