Nanoindentation in polymer nanocomposites

Progress in Materials Science

Volumn 67, Issue , 2015, Pages 1-94

  Díez Pascual, Ana M ^a   Gómez Fatou, Marián A ^a   Ania, Fernando ^b   Flores, Araceli ^b  

^a INSTITUTO DE CIENCIA Y TECNOLOGÍA DE POLÍMEROS   (Spain)

^b INSTITUTO DE ESTRUCTURA DE LA MATERIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Filler reinforcement; Hardness; Modulus; Nanoindentation; Polymer nanocomposites

Indexed keywords

FILLED POLYMERS; FILLERS; HARDNESS; INDENTATION; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MECHANISMS; NANODIAMONDS; NANOINDENTATION; REINFORCEMENT; YARN; CARBON; POLYMERS;

INDENTATION SIZE EFFECTS; INSTRUMENTED INDENTATION; MACROSCOPIC PROPERTIES; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF POLYMERS; MODULUS; POLYMER NANOCOMPOSITE; SPHERICAL NANOPARTICLES; SURFACE MECHANICAL PROPERTIES;

NANOCOMPOSITES;

EID: 84905378546     PISSN: 00796425     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pmatsci.2014.06.002     Document Type: Review

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