Thermal, mechanical and viscoelastic properties of compatibilized polypropylene/multi-walled carbon nanotube nanocomposites

Journal of Elastomers and Plastics

Volumn 48, Issue 7, 2016, Pages 576-599

  Borovanska, Irena ^a   Kotsilkova, Rumiana ^a   Pradas, Manuel Monleón ^b   Vallés Lluch, Ana ^b   Djoumaliisky, Strashimir ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF MECHANICS   (Bulgaria)

^b UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE VALÈNCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

DMTA; DSC; maleic anhydride; MWCNT; nanocomposites; Polypropylene

Indexed keywords

CARBON FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS; CARBON NANOTUBES; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; DYNAMIC MECHANICAL ANALYSIS; ELASTIC MODULI; FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS; MALEIC ANHYDRIDE; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; NANOCOMPOSITES; NANOTUBES; POLYMERS; POLYPROPYLENES; REINFORCED PLASTICS; REINFORCEMENT; THERMOANALYSIS; VISCOELASTICITY; YARN;

BULK MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; CARBON NANOTUBE NANOCOMPOSITES; CRYSTALLIZATION TEMPERATURE; D. DYNAMIC MECHANICAL THERMAL ANALYSES (DMTA); DMTA; LOAD-DISPLACEMENT CURVE; MWCNT; VISCOELASTIC PROPERTIES;

MULTIWALLED CARBON NANOTUBES (MWCN);

EID: 84993990073     PISSN: 00952443     EISSN: 15308006     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0095244315613617     Document Type: Article

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