Synergistic effect of graphene nanoplatelets and carbon black in multifunctional EPDM nanocomposites

Composites Science and Technology

Volumn 128, Issue , 2016, Pages 123-130

  Valentini, L ^a   Bittolo Bon, S ^a   Lopez Manchado, M A ^b   Verdejo, R ^b   Pappalardo, L ^c   Bolognini, A ^a   Alvino, A ^d   Borsini, S ^d   Berardo, A ^e   Pugno, N M ^e,f,g  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

^b INSTITUTO DE CIENCIA Y TECNOLOGÍA DE POLÍMEROS   (Spain)

^c OSSERVATORIO VESUVIANO   (Italy)

^d SERMS Srl   (Italy)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TRENTO   (Italy)

^f FONDAZIONE BRUNO KESSLER   (Italy)

^g QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Impact behaviour; Mechanical properties; Nano composites; Thermal properties

Indexed keywords

CARBON BLACK; ETHYLENE; FIELD EMISSION MICROSCOPES; FILLERS; FRICTION; GRAPHENE; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; RUBBER; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SOLVENTS; STICTION; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES;

COEFFICIENT OF FRICTIONS; ELASTOMERIC NANOCOMPOSITES; ETHYLENE PROPYLENE DIENE TERPOLYMER; FIELD EMISSION SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; GRAPHENE NANOPLATELETS; IMPACT BEHAVIOUR; STATIC FRICTION COEFFICIENT; VULCANIZATION PROCESS;

NANOCOMPOSITES;

EID: 84962281607     PISSN: 02663538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compscitech.2016.03.024     Document Type: Article

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