Experimental and theoretical analyses of mechanical properties of PP/PLA/clay nanocomposites

Composites Part B: Engineering

Volumn 69, Issue , 2015, Pages 133-144

  Ebadi Dehaghani, Hassan ^a   Khonakdar, Hossein Ali ^a,c   Barikani, Mehdi ^a   Jafari, Seyed Hassan ^b  

^a IRAN POLYMER AND PETROCHEMICAL INSTITUTE   (Iran)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEHRAN   (Iran)

^c LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE OF POLYMER RESEARCH DRESDEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

A. Nano structures; B. Interface interphase; B. Mechanical properties; B. Microstructure

Indexed keywords

ACRYLIC MONOMERS; ELASTIC MODULI; ETHYLENE; IMPACT STRENGTH; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MICROSTRUCTURE; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; NANOSTRUCTURES; POLYPROPYLENES;

COMPATIBILIZED BLENDS; EXPERIMENTAL VALUES; GLYCIDYL METHACRYLATE; INTERFACE/INTERPHASES; MICROMECHANICAL MODEL; NANOCOMPOSITE SYSTEMS; TENSILE AND IMPACT PROPERTIES; TWIN SCREW EXTRUDERS;

NANOCOMPOSITES;

EID: 84908389359     PISSN: 13598368     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compositesb.2014.09.006     Document Type: Article

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