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Cover Picture: Macromol. Mater. Eng. 10/2015
Author(s) -
Arunachalam Sundaresan,
Battisti Markus Gottfried,
Vijayakumar Chinnaswamy Thangavel,
Friesenbichler Walter
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
macromolecular materials and engineering
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Reports
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.913
H-Index - 96
eISSN - 1439-2054
pISSN - 1438-7492
DOI - 10.1002/mame.201570029
Subject(s) - materials science , polypropylene , nanocomposite , molding (decorative) , composite material , thermal stability , cover (algebra) , polymer , polymer science , chemical engineering , mechanical engineering , engineering
Front Cover: Polypropylene clay nanocomposites (PP‐CNs) are produced using a polymer nanocomposite injection molding compounder (PNCIMC). This article explores a new trend in processing of PP‐CNs with the use of a hyperbolically shaped nozzle which induces an elongational fl ow for better material properties. With the use of various organoclays and different clay contents the improvement of mechanical properties and thermal stability are presented. With the use of PNC‐IMC the production of polymer clay nanocomposites is shown to reduce energy and time. Further details can be found in the article by S. Arunachalam, M. G. Battisti, C. T. Vijayakumar, and W. Friesenbichler on page 966 .