Influence of foaming process on the structure-properties relationship of foamed LDPE/silica nanocomposites

Composites Part B: Engineering

Volumn 48, Issue , 2013, Pages 40-50

  Saiz Arroyo, Cristina ^a   Rodríguez Pérez, Miguel Ángel ^a   Velasco, José Ignacio ^b   Saja, José Antonio De ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VALLADOLID   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

Author keywords

A. Foam; A. Particle reinforcement; B. Mechanical properties; B. Microstructures

Indexed keywords

CELL DENSITY; CELL SIZE; CELLULAR STRUCTURE; CHEMICAL BLOWING AGENTS; COMPRESSION TESTS; FOAMING PROCESS; MACROSCOPIC PROPERTIES; NANOSILICA PARTICLES; NUCLEATING AGENTS; NUCLEATING SITES; PARTICLE REINFORCEMENT; PHYSICAL BLOWING AGENTS; PRESSURE QUENCH; SILICA NANOPARTICLES; STRUCTURE-PROPERTIES RELATIONSHIPS; THERMAL AND MECHANICAL PROPERTIES;

BIOMECHANICS; COMPRESSION MOLDING; COMPRESSION TESTING; LOW DENSITY POLYETHYLENES; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MICROSTRUCTURE; NANOCOMPOSITES; THERMOGRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS;

BLOWING AGENTS;

EID: 84873604248     PISSN: 13598368     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compositesb.2012.10.045     Document Type: Article

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