The influence of multiscale fillers reinforcement into impact resistance and energy absorption properties of polyamide 6 and polypropylene nanocomposite structures

Materials and Design

Volumn 50, Issue , 2013, Pages 244-252

  Silva, Francesco ^a   Njuguna, James ^a   Sachse, Sophia ^a   Pielichowski, Krzysztof ^b   Leszczynska, Agnieszka ^b   Giacomelli, Marco ^c  

^a CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b CRACOW UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Poland)

^c Grado Zero Espace Srl   (Italy)

Author keywords

B. Impact behaviour; Fracture; Nano composites; Polymer matrix composites; Short fibre composites

Indexed keywords

ENERGY ABSORPTION; FILLERS; FRACTURE; GLASS; NANOCOMPOSITES; POLYMERS; POLYPROPYLENES; REINFORCEMENT; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SILICA;

ENERGY ABSORPTION CAPABILITY; ENERGY ABSORPTION PROPERTIES; IMPACT BEHAVIOUR; POLYPROPYLENE NANOCOMPOSITES; REINFORCEMENT MATERIALS; SHORT FIBRE COMPOSITES; SPECIFIC ENERGY ABSORPTION; UNIVERSAL TESTING MACHINES;

POLYMER MATRIX COMPOSITES;

EID: 84875780144     PISSN: 02613069     EISSN: 18734197     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.matdes.2013.02.041     Document Type: Article

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