• Improving Thermal, Mechanical, and Dimensional Stability of PCTG Using BTPPC-Intercalated Muscovite

  • Xiang Li† , Guirong Xie, Jiaxin Cheng, and Sheng Zhong

  • Hunan Chemical Vocational Technology College, Zhuzhou 412000, China

  • BTPPC 삽입형 운모를 활용한 PCTG의 열적, 기계적 특성 및 치수 안정성 향상

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This Article

  • 2026; 50(3): 451-460

    Published online May 25, 2026

  • 10.7317/pk.2026.50.3.451
  • Received on Nov 19, 2025
  • Revised on Apr 8, 2026
  • Accepted on Apr 8, 2026

Correspondence to

  • Xiang Li

  • Hunan Chemical Vocational Technology College, Zhuzhou 412000, China

  • E-mail: iverson25@126.com