Effect of expanded graphite on thermal, mechanical and dielectric properties of ethylene-propylene-diene terpolymer/hexa fluoropropylene- vinylidinefluoride dipolymer rubber blends

European Polymer Journal

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 247-260

  Ajalesh Balachandran, Nair ^a   Philip, Kurian ^a   Rani, Joseph ^a  

^a Department of Physics   (India)

Author keywords

Dielectric properties; Elastomers; Expanded graphite; Thermal analysis

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION COEFFICIENTS; COATS-REDFERN METHOD; CONDUCTIVE NETWORKS; CURE CHARACTERISTICS; CURE TIME; DC CONDUCTIVITY; DC ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; DIELECTRIC HEATING COEFFICIENT; DIELECTRIC PERMITTIVITIES; ETHYLENE PROPYLENE DIENE TERPOLYMER; EXPANDED GRAPHITE; FILLER DISPERSION; MECHANICAL AND DIELECTRIC PROPERTIES; MICROWAVE PROPERTY; RUBBER BLENDS; THERMAL CHARACTERISTICS; THERMAL TRANSITIONS; TWO-ROLL MILL;

ACTIVATION ENERGY; CURING; DIELECTRIC LOSSES; DIELECTRIC PROPERTIES; ELASTOMERS; ETHYLENE; MALEIC ANHYDRIDE; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; PERMITTIVITY; PROPYLENE; RUBBER; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; THERMOANALYSIS; THERMOGRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS;

GRAPHITE;

EID: 84872345923     PISSN: 00143057     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2012.08.014     Document Type: Article

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