Fabrication of microwave exfoliated graphite oxide reinforced thermoplastic polyurethane nanocomposites: Effects of filler on morphology, mechanical, thermal and conductive properties

Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 72-82

  Bian, Jun ^a   Lin, Hai Lan ^a   He, Fei Xiong ^a   Wei, Xiao Wei ^a   Chang, I Ta ^b   Sancaktar, Erol ^b  

^a XIHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b University of Akron   (United States)

Author keywords

A. Polymer matrix composites (PMCs); B. Electrical properties; B. Microstructures; E. Injection moulding

Indexed keywords

CONDUCTIVE PROPERTIES; E.INJECTION MOULDING; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; EXFOLIATED GRAPHITE; GRAPHITE OXIDE; INTERFACIAL INTERACTION; MELT BLENDING; MICROSCOPIC OBSERVATIONS; POLYMERMATRIX COMPOSITES (PMCS); REINFORCED THERMOPLASTICS; SPECTROSCOPIC STUDIES; THERMOPLASTIC POLYURETHANES;

BLENDING; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; INJECTION MOLDING; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; POLYMER MATRIX COMPOSITES; POLYURETHANES; REINFORCED PLASTICS; SPECTROSCOPIC ANALYSIS; THERMOANALYSIS;

NANOCOMPOSITES;

EID: 84872723588     PISSN: 1359835X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compositesa.2012.12.009     Document Type: Article

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