Preparation of low-density polyethylene/low-temperature expandable graphite composites with high thermal conductivity by an in situ expansion melt blending process

Materials and Design

Volumn 52, Issue , 2013, Pages 621-629

  Wu, Hejun ^a   Lu, Canhui ^a   Zhang, Wei ^a   Zhang, Xinxing ^a  

^a SICHUAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Low density polyethylene; Low temperature expandable graphite; Melt blending; Thermal conductivity

Indexed keywords

BLENDING; GRAPHITE; LOADING; LOW DENSITY POLYETHYLENES; TEMPERATURE;

DEGREE OF CRYSTALLINITY; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; GRAPHITE NANOPLATELETS; HIGH THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; LOW-TEMPERATURE EXPANDABLE GRAPHITES; MELT BLENDING; PERCOLATION THRESHOLDS; RHEOLOGICAL MEASUREMENTS;

THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY;

EID: 84880112886     PISSN: 02641275     EISSN: 18734197     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.matdes.2013.05.056     Document Type: Article

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