Rheological and mechanical properties of cycloolefin copolymer/organoclay nanocomposites

Journal of Reinforced Plastics and Composites

Volumn 31, Issue 20, 2012, Pages 1329-1341

  Kasgoz, Alper ^a   Akin, Dincer ^a   Durmus, Ali ^a  

^a ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Cycloolefin copolymer; nanocomposite; organoclay; rheology

Indexed keywords

CLAY DISPERSION; CRITICAL VOLUME; CYCLOOLEFIN COPOLYMERS; GRAFTED POLYETHYLENE; HALPIN-TSAI; INTERCALATED NANOCOMPOSITES; MECHANICAL MEASUREMENTS; MELT RHEOLOGY; MICRO-MECHANICAL MODELING; MICROMECHANICAL MODEL; MICROSTRUCTURAL FEATURES; ORGANOCLAY DISPERSION; PERCOLATION THRESHOLDS; POLY(ETHYLENE-CO-1-OCTENE); POLYMER PHASE; RHEOLOGICAL AND MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; RHEOLOGICAL MEASUREMENTS; SECONDARY COMPONENTS; TACTOIDS; TRANSPARENT FILMS;

ASPECT RATIO; COPOLYMERS; DISPERSIONS; ELASTICITY; MALEIC ANHYDRIDE; MICROSTRUCTURAL EVOLUTION; NANOCOMPOSITES; ORGANOCLAY; PHYSICAL PROPERTIES; POLYETHYLENES; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

RHEOLOGY;

EID: 84868152923     PISSN: 07316844     EISSN: 15307964     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0731684412461190     Document Type: Article

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