Toughness distribution in complex PP/nanoclay injected mouldings

Composites Science and Technology

Volumn 74, Issue , 2013, Pages 28-36

  Pettarin, Valeria ^a   Brun, Florencia ^a   Viana, Julio C ^b   Pouzada, Antonio S ^b   Frontini, Patricia M ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE MAR DEL PLATA   (Argentina)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINHO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

A. Nanoclays; A. Polymer matrix composites (PMCs); B. Fracture toughness; E. Injection moulding

Indexed keywords

APPLIED STRESS; E.INJECTION MOULDING; ENERGY PROPAGATION; FRACTURE INITIATION; FRACTURE PERFORMANCE; INITIAL CRACKS; MASTERBATCH; MICROMECHANISMS; NANO CLAYS; NANOCLAY REINFORCEMENT; POLYMERMATRIX COMPOSITES (PMCS); RELEASE RATE; TENSILE SPECIMENS; WELD LINES;

BRITTLE FRACTURE; INJECTION MOLDING;

NANOCOMPOSITES;

EID: 84868377286     PISSN: 02663538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compscitech.2012.09.015     Document Type: Article

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