Plating on acrylonitrile–butadiene–styrene (ABS) plastic: a review

Journal of Materials Science

Volumn 51, Issue 8, 2016, Pages 3657-3674

  Olivera, Sharon ^a   Muralidhara, Handanahally Basavarajaiah ^a   Venkatesh, Krishna ^a   Gopalakrishna, Keshavanarayana ^a   Vivek, Chinnaganahalli Suryaprakash ^a  

^a JAIN UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUTADIENE; CHEMICAL STABILITY; PLATING; STYRENE;

ABS PLASTIC; CHEMICAL PRE-TREATMENT; ECO-FRIENDLY; ENGINEERING PLASTICS; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; MECHANICAL ABRASION; METALLIC PROPERTIES; PROCESSING ABILITY;

ABS RESINS;

EID: 84955684201     PISSN: 00222461     EISSN: 15734803     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10853-015-9668-7     Document Type: Review

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