Effects of electron beam irradiation on mechanical properties and nanostructural-morphology of montmorillonite added polyvinyl alcohol composite

Composites Part B: Engineering

Volumn 63, Issue , 2014, Pages 141-153

  Bee, Soo Tueen ^a   Ratnam, C T ^b   Sin, Lee Tin ^a   Tee, Tiam Ting ^a   Hui, David ^c   Kadhum, A A H ^d   Rahmat, A R ^e   Lau, Joshin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITI TUNKU ABDUL RAHMAN   (Malaysia)

^b MALAYSIAN NUCLEAR AGENCY   (Malaysia)

^c UNO College of Engineering   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITI KEBANGSAAN MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

^e UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

A. Polymer matrix composites (PMC); B. Physical properties; D. Mechanical testing; Montmorillonite

Indexed keywords

CLAY MINERALS; ELECTRON BEAMS; IRRADIATION; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MECHANICAL TESTING; MORPHOLOGY; POLYMER MATRIX COMPOSITES; POLYVINYL ALCOHOLS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TENSILE STRENGTH; X RAY DIFFRACTION ANALYSIS;

A. POLYMER MATRIX COMPOSITE (PMC); CRYSTALLITE STRUCTURES; ELECTRON BEAM IRRADIATION; INTERCALATION EFFECT; MONTMORILLONITE (MMT); POLYVINYL ALCOHOL (PVOH); POLYVINYL ALCOHOL COMPOSITE; RADIATION ENERGY;

RADIATION;

EID: 84899637820     PISSN: 13598368     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compositesb.2014.03.021     Document Type: Article

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