Coefficient of thermal expansion of TiO2 filled EVA based nanocomposites. A new insight about the influence of filler particle size in composites

European Polymer Journal

Volumn 49, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 1747-1752

  Gonzalez Benito J ^a   Castillo, E ^a   Caldito, J F ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD CARLOS III DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

AFM; Coefficient of thermal expansion; Interphase; Nanocomposites

Indexed keywords

AFM; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPE (AFM); ENERGY BALL; FILLER PARTICLES; INTERPHASE; POLY(ETHYLENE-CO-VINYLACETATE); THERMOPLASTIC POLYMER; UNIFORM DISPERSIONS;

ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; FILLERS; HOT PRESSING; NANOCOMPOSITE FILMS; NANOCOMPOSITES; NANOPARTICLES; PARTICLE SIZE; POLYMER FILMS; POLYMERS; THERMAL EXPANSION; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

POLYMER MATRIX COMPOSITES;

EID: 84878777735     PISSN: 00143057     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2013.04.023     Document Type: Article

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