Dynamic Mechanical Thermal Analysis of Polymer Nanocomposites

Thermal and Rheological Measurement Techniques for Nanomaterials Characterization

Volumn 3, Issue , 2017, Pages 123-157

  Jayanarayanan, Karingamanna ^a   Rasana, Nanoth ^a   Mishra, Raghvendra Kumar ^b,c  

^a AMRITA UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b MAHATMA GANDHI UNIVERSITY   (India)

^c INDIAN INSTITUTE OF SPACE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Elastomeric nanocomposites; Modeling; Modes of dynamic mechanical testing; Thermoplastic nanocomposites; Thermosetting nanocomposites

Indexed keywords

DYNAMIC MECHANICAL ANALYSIS; FILLED POLYMERS; MECHANICAL TESTING; MODELS; NANOCOMPOSITES; POLYMER BLENDS; REINFORCED PLASTICS; THERMOANALYSIS; THERMOSETS; VISCOELASTICITY;

DYNAMIC MECHANICAL TESTING; DYNAMIC MECHANICAL THERMAL ANALYSIS; ELASTOMERIC NANOCOMPOSITES; ENERGY ABSORBING CAPABILITY; INTERFACE STRENGTHENING; THERMOPLASTIC NANOCOMPOSITES; VISCO-ELASTIC BEHAVIORS; VISCO-ELASTIC MATERIAL;

DYNAMICS;

EID: 85054271838     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-323-46139-9.00006-2     Document Type: Chapter

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