Tensile properties, thermal and morphological analysis of thermoplastic polyurethane films reinforced with multiwalled carbon nanotubes

European Polymer Journal

Volumn 49, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 3155-3164

  Russo, Pietro ^a,b   Acierno, Domenico ^b   Marletta, Giovanni ^c   Destri, Giovanni Li ^c  

^a National Council of Research   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Atomic force microscopy (AFM); Composites; Mechanical properties; Polyurethanes; Thermal properties

Indexed keywords

COMPLEX MORPHOLOGY; DEGREE OF CRYSTALLINITY; MORPHOLOGICAL ANALYSIS; MORPHOLOGICAL PROPERTIES; REFERENCE MATERIAL; TAPPING-MODE ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; TENSILE BEHAVIORS; THERMOPLASTIC POLYURETHANES;

ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; COMPOSITE FILMS; COMPOSITE MATERIALS; FILLERS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MULTIWALLED CARBON NANOTUBES (MWCN); POLYURETHANES; REINFORCED PLASTICS; TENSILE STRENGTH; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES;

TENSILE TESTING;

EID: 84883894017     PISSN: 00143057     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2013.07.021     Document Type: Article

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