Poly(acrylonitrile-co-butadiene-co-styrene) Reinforced with Hollow Glass Microspheres: Evaluation of Extrusion Parameters and Their Effects on the Composite Properties

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SEM micrographs of the 7.5% mass HGM composites fractured section (a) with reinforcement incorporation at the extruder feeding zone (Z1) of ABS7.5/Z1/S038 composite and (b) insert expanding the region of interaction between HGM and ABS of the ABS7.5/Z1/S038 composite (c) with reinforcement incorporation at the extruder central zone (Z2) of the ABS7.5/Z2/S038 composite and (d) insert expanding the region of interaction between HGM and ABS of the ABS7.5/Z2/S038 composite.

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