The reinforcement effect of exfoliated graphene oxide nanoplatelets on the mechanical and viscoelastic properties of natural rubber

Composites Science and Technology

Volumn 95, Issue , 2014, Pages 59-66

  Stanier, D C ^a   Patil, A J ^a   Sriwong, C ^a   Rahatekar, S S ^a   Ciambella, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

A. nano composites; A. nano particles; A. polymer matrix composites (PMCs); B. non linear behaviour; B. stress strain curves

Indexed keywords

FILLER CONCENTRATION; INTERFACIAL INTERACTION; LOADING-UNLOADING CYCLES; NONLINEAR BEHAVIOURS; POLYMER MATRIX COMPOSITES (PMCS); REINFORCEMENT EFFECTS; STRESS/STRAIN CURVES; VISCOELASTIC PROPERTIES;

ASPECT RATIO; FILLERS; GRAPHENE; REINFORCEMENT; RUBBER; STRAIN RATE; TENSILE TESTING; UNLOADING; VISCOELASTICITY;

ELASTIC MODULI;

EID: 84897802044     PISSN: 02663538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compscitech.2014.02.007     Document Type: Article

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