Mechanical and thermal performance of high-density polyethylene/alumina nanocomposites

Journal of Macromolecular Science, Part B: Physics

Volumn 52, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 812-825

  Liao, Cheng Zhu ^a   Tjong, Sie Chin ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

alumina; HDPE; mechanical properties; nanocomposites; silane coupling agent; thermal stability

Indexed keywords

ALUMINA NANOPARTICLE; CHARACTERISTIC PEAKS; FILLER-MATRIX INTERACTION; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED; HEAT DEFLECTION TEMPERATURE; SILANE COUPLING AGENT; TWIN SCREW EXTRUDERS; VINYLTRIMETHOXYSILANES;

ALUMINA; COUPLING AGENTS; ELASTIC MODULI; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; NANOCOMPOSITES; NANOPARTICLES; REINFORCEMENT; THERMODYNAMIC STABILITY; THERMOGRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

HIGH DENSITY POLYETHYLENES;

EID: 84876180419     PISSN: 00222348     EISSN: 1525609X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00222348.2012.733297     Document Type: Article

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