Characterization of nanocomposites by thermal analysis

Materials

Volumn 5, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 2960-2980

  Corcione, Carola Esposito ^a   Frigione, Mariaenrica ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALENTO   (Italy)

Author keywords

DSC; DTA; Nanocomposites; TGA; Thermal analysis; TMA

Indexed keywords

D. DYNAMIC MECHANICAL THERMAL ANALYSES (DMTA); DSC; MULTI-DISCIPLINARY RESEARCH; NANO-SIZED PARTICLES; POLYMER NANOCOMPOSITE; TGA; THERMAL MECHANICAL ANALYSIS; TMA;

ASPECT RATIO; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; DIFFERENTIAL THERMAL ANALYSIS; DYNAMIC MECHANICAL ANALYSIS; NANOCOMPOSITES; PARTICLE SIZE; REINFORCED PLASTICS; RESEARCH; SILICATES; THERMOANALYSIS; THERMOGRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS; THERMOSETS;

POLYMERS;

EID: 84876488341     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19961944     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ma5122960     Document Type: Review

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