The effect of injection molding temperature on the morphology and mechanical properties of PP/PET blends and microfibrillar composites

Polymers

Volumn 8, Issue 10, 2016, Pages

  Kuzmanović, Maja ^a   Delva, Laurens ^a   Cardon, Ludwig ^a   Ragaert, Kim ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Injection molding; Mechanical properties; Microfibrillar composites; Morphology; Thermal properties

Indexed keywords

ETHYLENE; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MORPHOLOGY; POLYPROPYLENES; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES;

FIBER DIAMETERS; FRACTURE SURFACES; MECHANICAL PERFORMANCE; MICROFIBRILLAR COMPOSITE; MOLDING TEMPERATURE; MORPHOLOGY AND MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; PROCESSING PARAMETERS; WEIGHT RATIOS;

INJECTION MOLDING;

EID: 84994904854     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20734360     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/polym8100355     Document Type: Article

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