Enhanced mechanical and thermal performance of multiwalled carbon nanotubes-filled polypropylene/natural rubber thermoplastic elastomers
Sharika T. Nair, Poornima Vijayan P, Soney C. George, Nandakumar Kalarikkal, Sabu Thomas
Abstract
This paper reveals the effect of the concentration-dependent migration of MWCNTs among blend components on the static, dynamic, mechanical and thermal properties of MWCNT-filled PP/NR blends.
Topics & Concepts
PolypropyleneNatural rubberThermoplastic elastomerElastomerChemistryComposite materialThermalThermoplasticCarbon nanotubePolymer sciencePolymer chemistryPolymerMaterials scienceCopolymerMeteorologyPhysicsPolymer Nanocomposites and PropertiesCarbon Nanotubes in CompositesPolymer Nanocomposite Synthesis and Irradiation