Creep and recovery of polystyrene composites filled with graphene additives

Composites Science and Technology

Volumn 91, Issue , 2014, Pages 63-70

  Tang, Long Cheng ^a   Wang, Xu ^a   Gong, Li Xiu ^a   Peng, Ke ^b   Zhao, Li ^a   Chen, Qiu ^a   Wu, Lian Bin ^a   Jiang, Jian Xiong ^a   Lai, Guo Qiao ^a  

^a HANGZHOU NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Chongqing Polycomp International Corp   (China)

Author keywords

A. Nanocomposites; A. Polymer matrix composites (PMCs); B. Creep; D. Dynamic mechanical thermal analysis (DMTA)

Indexed keywords

CHEMICALLY REDUCED GRAPHENE OXIDES; CORRUGATED STRUCTURES; D. DYNAMIC MECHANICAL THERMAL ANALYSES (DMTA); DYNAMIC MECHANICAL PROPERTY; FORMATION MECHANISM; INTERFACIAL INTERACTION; POLYMER MATRIX COMPOSITES (PMCS); POLYSTYRENE COMPOSITES;

ADDITIVES; DYNAMICS; FILLED POLYMERS; GRAPHENE; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; POLYMERS; POLYSTYRENES; RECOVERY; THERMOANALYSIS;

CREEP;

EID: 84890882092     PISSN: 02663538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compscitech.2013.11.028     Document Type: Article

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