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  • Effect of Surface Modified Halloysite Nanotubes (mHNTs) on the Mechanical Properties and Swelling Resistance of EPDM/NBR Nanocomposites

  • R. Sundar† , S. Krishna Mohan, and S. Vishvanathperumal*

  • Department of Mechanical Engineering, E.G.S. Pillay Engineering College, Nagappattinam, Tamilnadu 611002, India
    *Department of Mechanical Engineering, S.A. Engineering College, Chennai, Tamilnadu 600077, India

  • 표면 개질된 Halloysite 나노튜브(mHNTs)가 EPDM/NBR 나노복합체의 기계적 물성 및 팽윤 거동에 미치는 영향

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This Article

  • 2022; 46(6): 728-743

    Published online Nov 25, 2022

  • 10.7317/pk.2022.46.6.728
  • Received on May 19, 2022
  • Revised on Aug 5, 2022
  • Accepted on Aug 30, 2022

Correspondence to

  • R. Sundar

  • Department of Mechanical Engineering, E.G.S. Pillay Engineering College, Nagappattinam, Tamilnadu 611002, India

  • E-mail: sundar@egspec.org