Study of the glass transition temperature and the mechanical properties of PET/modified silica nanocomposite by molecular dynamics simulation

European Polymer Journal

Volumn 75, Issue , 2016, Pages 36-45

  Wang, Yu Hua ^a   Wang, Wei Hua ^a   Zhang, Zhiqiang ^b   Xu, Liancai ^b   Li, Ping ^a  

^a QUFU NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b ZHENGZHOU UNIVERSITY OF LIGHT INDUSTRY   (China)

Author keywords

Glass transition temperature; Mechanical properties; Molecular dynamics simulation; Polyethylene terephthalate; Silica

Indexed keywords

ELASTIC MODULI; ETHYLENE; GLASS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MOLECULAR IMAGING; NANOCOMPOSITES; PLASTIC BOTTLES; POLYETHYLENE TEREPHTHALATES; SILICA; TEMPERATURE;

GLASS TRANSITION BEHAVIOR; HYDROXYLATED SILICA; LAME CONSTANTS; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS SIMULATIONS; POLY(ETHYLENE TEREPHTHALATE) (PET); SILICA NANOCOMPOSITES; SILICA PARTICLES; THERMAL AND MECHANICAL PROPERTIES;

GLASS TRANSITION;

EID: 84950145632     PISSN: 00143057     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2015.11.038     Document Type: Article

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