Characterization and structure–property relationship of melt-mixed high density polyethylene/multi-walled carbon nanotube composites under extensional deformation
- Submitting institution
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University of Ulster
- Unit of assessment
- 12 - Engineering
- Output identifier
- 76430536
- Type
- D - Journal article
- DOI
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10.1039/C5RA06075C
- Title of journal
- RSC Advances
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- First page
- 47555
- Volume
- 5
- Issue
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- ISSN
- 2046-2069
- Open access status
- Out of scope for open access requirements
- Month of publication
- May
- Year of publication
- 2015
- URL
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- Supplementary information
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- Output has been delayed by COVID-19
- No
- COVID-19 affected output statement
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- Forensic science
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- Criminology
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- Interdisciplinary
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- Number of additional authors
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2
- Research group(s)
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D - Engineering Composites
- Proposed double-weighted
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- Reserve for an output with double weighting
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- Additional information
- The incorporation of nanoparticles into an actual commercial process is fraught with difficulties, from their unintended influence on the processability (e.g. rheology) to achieving the necessary dispersion and orientation for the required property enhancement. This paper is significant as it is one of the first to investigate this issue for commercially important processes based on biaxial orientation and the first to show the importance of the deformation sequence in achieving significantly enhanced properties. It formed the foundation for a subsequent project to produce strong, conductive films for incorporation into a composite aircraft wing (J. APPL. POLYM. SCI. 2015, DOI: 10.1002/APP.42665).
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- Non-English
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- English abstract
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