Morphological properties of poly (ethylene terephthalate) (PET) nanocomposites in relation to fracture toughness.
Description:
The effect of incorporation of montmorillonite layered silicate (MLS) on poly (ethylene terephthalate) (PET) matrix was investigated. MLS was added in varying concentration of 1 to 5 weight percent in the PET matrix. DSC and polarized optical microscopy were used to determine the crystallization effects of MLS addition. Non isothermal crystallization kinetics showed that the melting temperature and crystallization temperature decrease as the MLS percent increases. This delayed crystallization a…
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Date:
August 2005
Creator:
Pendse, Siddhi
Partner:
UNT Libraries