Novel thermoplastic vulcanizates (TPVs) based on silicone rubber and polyamide exploring peroxide cross-linking

Express Polymer Letters

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 220-231

  Chatterjee, T ^a,b   Wiessner, S ^a,c   Naskar, K ^b   Heinrich, G ^a,c  

^a LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE OF POLYMER RESEARCH DRESDEN   (Germany)

^b INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

^c DRESDEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Polyamide (PA12) and peroxides; Polymer blends and alloys; Silicone rubber (PDMS); Thermoplastic vulcanizate

Indexed keywords

CROSS-LINK DENSITIES; DEGREE OF CROSS-LINKING; DYNAMIC VULCANIZATION; POLYMER BLENDS AND ALLOYS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROGRAPHS; SILICONE RUBBER; STRENGTH AND ELONGATIONS; THERMOPLASTIC VULCANIZATES;

CROSSLINKING; ELASTOMERS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MICROCHANNELS; OXIDATION; REINFORCED PLASTICS; RUBBER; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SILICONES; TENSILE STRENGTH; VULCANIZATION;

PEROXIDES;

EID: 84893633282     PISSN: 1788618X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3144/expresspolymlett.2014.26     Document Type: Article

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