Microstructure and mechanical properties of aminated polystyrene spheres/epoxy polymer blends

Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing

Volumn 66, Issue , 2014, Pages 58-64

  Sun, Tao ^a   Wu, Zhanjun ^a,b   Zhuo, Qin ^a   Liu, Xin ^a   Wang, Zhi ^a   Fan, Hongyu ^c  

^a DALIAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign   (United States)

^c DALIAN NATIONALITIES UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

A. Particle reinforcement; A. Polymer matrix composites (PMCs); B. Mechanical properties; B. Microstructures

Indexed keywords

MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MICROSTRUCTURE; PHASE SEPARATION; POLYMER BLENDS; POLYSTYRENES; SPHERES; TENSILE STRENGTH;

AMINATION TREATMENT; DISPERSION PROPERTIES; INTERFACIAL FORCES; MICROSTRUCTURE AND MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; PARTICLE REINFORCEMENT; POLYMER MATRIX COMPOSITES (PMCS); POLYSTYRENE SPHERES; SEM OBSERVATION;

AMINATION;

EID: 84905197726     PISSN: 1359835X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compositesa.2014.06.015     Document Type: Article

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