Fracture toughness, a parameter representing the resistance to fracture and capacity of a
material to absorb impact force or energy, is one of the key performance indicators that need …

Advanced additive manufacturing techniques have been recently used to tackle the two
fundamental challenges of biodegradable Fe-based bone-substituting materials, namely low …

Natural minerals play a key role in the burgeoning field of mineral-reinforced polymers,
providing an important element in strengthening and toughening the properties of composite …

In this article, mechanical and fracture properties of two types of nanoparticles, namely
fumed silica (FS) and halloysite nanotube filled polypropylene (PP) toughened with two …

We have studied the effect of thermally reduced graphene oxide (TRG) on the properties of
polypropylene/maleic anhydride-graft-ethylene–vinyl acetate (PP/EVA-g-MA) blends. In …

In the present contribution, the mechanical and thermal characteristics of polyoxymethylene
(POM)/carbon black (CB)/CaCO3 (NCC) ternary nanocomposites were assessed through …

Abstract Effect of maleic-anhydride-grafted-polypropylene (PP-g-MA) and graphene oxide
(GO) addition on the tribological properties of polypropylene (PP) nanocomposites were …

Polyvinyl chloride/calcium carbonate (PVC/CaCO3) composites are widely used in the
construction industry to fabricate flooring materials. However, PVC materials have raised …

Thermoplastic elastomeric nanocomposites have a wide range of applications in the
automotive, medical, electronics, and energy sectors. Good mechanical and fracture …

In this study, Polypropylene (PP) reinforced by nanocellulose/attapulgite composites
(NCC/AT) was prepared. The mechanical properties and aging resistance of modified PP …