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Veena Choudhary, K. K. Vimal, G. S. Kapur, Abhishek Sachan,
August 2017
The influence of cotton stalk concentration, chemical treatment, and presence of a compatibilizer on the mechanical, rheological, and morphological properties of samples is investigated.
Tatjana Ivanova, Agnese Abele, Janis Zicans, Remo Merijs Meri , Martins Kalnins,
August 2017
Simultaneous addition of polyolefin elastomer and zinc oxide to polyoxymethylene in nanocomposite samples gives rise to a synergistic thermally stabilizing effect.
Amit Das, Minna Poikelispaa, Jyrki Vuorinen, Alexandra Shakun,
August 2017
The actuation behavior of an acrylic dielectric elastomer is improved by the addition of different carbon fillers, such as carbon blacks, carbon nanotubes, graphite, and nanodiamonds.
Giovanni Maria Carlomagno, Fabrizio Ricci, Natalino Daniele Boffa, Simone Boccardi, Carosena Meola,
August 2017
Monitoring online impact tests via the surface-temperature variation of a laminate enables information to be obtained about the initiation and propagation of impact damage.
Adan Herrera-Guerrero, Manuel Munoz-Avila, Rogelio R. Ramirez-Vargas, Isaura Yanez-Flores, Saul Sanchez-Valdes,
August 2017
The effects of different carbon nanofiber surface functionalizations, as well as the use of two compatibilizers, on the physical and mechanical properties of polymer samples are investigated.
James Njuguna, Satyendra Mishra , Jitendra B. Naik, Dharmesh P. Hansora, Prashant S. Khobragade,
August 2017
Addition of exfoliated magnesium-aluminum-layered double hydroxide/graphene oxide nanostructures, up to a loading of 0.7wt gives rise to significantly enhanced mechanical and thermal characteristics.
Ethylene-vinyl acetate/polyurethane foams containing calcium carbonate fillers are produced via a batch foaming process, with the use of supercritical nitrogen.
Yonghua Li, Jianwei Zhang, Qianhua Kan, Guozheng Kang, Han Jiang , Chengkai Jiang,
July 2017
Several suitable measures of scratch resistance are assessed, and polypropylene with large yield strength and small elastic modulus is found to exhibit the best quality.
Eugenio Amendola, Antonello Pastore, Stefania Dello Iacono, Alfonso Martone,
July 2017
A thermo-reversible self-healing epoxy resin based on Diels-Alder chemistry is synthesized and strength-tested as part of a fiber-reinforced composite material.
Gyanaranjan Sahoo, Niladri Sarkar, Sarat Kumar Swain,
July 2017
Acrylic-modified coconut shell powder reinforces a hydrophobic polypropylene matrix and leads to a semi-ductile nature that may make the biocomposite suitable for use in construction.
Aleksandr Perevedentsev, Stephan Busato,
July 2017
An alternative imaging-based technique quantifies the haze of materials in practically useful terms, and allows more sophisticated optical data to be extracted compared with the commonly used ASTM standard.
Joao M. Nobrega, Olga S. Carneiro, Celio Fernandes, Yalew Sitotaw, Luis L. Ferras,
July 2017
A combined numerical and experimental approach provides an improved understanding of the correlation between flow conditions and the strength of weld lines.
Incorporating silicon carbide and calcium carbonate nanofillers into soy protein and starch, respectively, improves the thermal, mechanical, and chemical-resistance properties of the samples.
Yang Le, Dong Fuping, Jin Zhong, Weilong Chen, Zhu Luo , Zheng Qiang,
July 2017
An anhydride and mulifunctional epoxy are grafted onto liquid polybutadiene in a novel compatibilizer that has a high grafting degree and very low gel rate.
The properties of bamboo fibers treated with alkaline solutions of various concentrations are investigated using scanning electron microscopy, IR spectroscopy, and tensile testing.
Loredana Incarnato, Luciano Di Maio, Emilia Garofalo , Paola Scarfato,
June 2017
The performance of polyamide/polyethylene multilayer nanocomposite films for food packaging was optimized by tuning the co-extrusion processing conditions and film layout.
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