High density polyethylene/cenosphere composites reinforced with multi-walled carbon nanotubes: Mechanical, thermal and fire retardancy studies

Materials and Design

Volumn 65, Issue , 2015, Pages 377-386

  Divya, V C ^a   Ameen Khan, M ^a   Nageshwar Rao, B ^b   Sailaja, R R N ^a  

^a THE ENERGY AND RESOURCES INSTITUTE   (India)

^b CENTRAL POWER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALORIMETRY; CARBON; COUPLING AGENTS; FLY ASH; HIGH DENSITY POLYETHYLENES; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; NANOCOMPOSITES; REINFORCED PLASTICS; YARN;

DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRIC ANALYSIS; FLY ASH CENOSPHERES; FUNCTIONALIZED MULTI-WALLED CARBON NANOTUBES; HIGH DENSITY POLYETHYLENE(HDPE); INTERFACIAL ADHESIONS; INTERFACIAL INTERACTION; MICROMECHANICAL MODEL; PEAK HEAT RELEASE RATES;

MULTIWALLED CARBON NANOTUBES (MWCN);

EID: 84918492182     PISSN: 02613069     EISSN: 18734197     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.matdes.2014.08.076     Document Type: Article

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