A comparative investigation on strain induced crystallization for graphene and carbon nanotubes filled natural rubber composites

Express Polymer Letters

Volumn 9, Issue 7, 2015, Pages 597-607

  Fu, D H ^a   Zhan, Y H ^a   Yan, N ^a   Xia, H S ^a  

^a SICHUAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Carbon nanotube; Graphene; Rubber; Strain induced crystallization; Tube model

Indexed keywords

CARBON; FILLED POLYMERS; GRAPHENE; RUBBER; STRAIN RATE; TENSILE STRENGTH; TUBES (COMPONENTS); X RAY DIFFRACTION; YARN;

CONFORMATIONAL CONSTRAINTS; MOLECULAR NETWORKS; NATURAL RUBBER COMPOSITES; REINFORCING EFFECTS; STRAIN AMPLIFICATION; STRAININDUCED CRYSTALLIZATION; TUBE MODEL; WIDE ANGLE XRAY DIFFRACTION;

CARBON NANOTUBES;

EID: 84928986933     PISSN: 1788618X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3144/expresspolymlett.2015.56     Document Type: Article

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