Role of crystallinity of base polyolefin on mechanical properties of flame retardant compounds with high loading of micrometric mineral fillers.

Thermal and mechanical characterization of polyolefin copolymers produced with metallocene catalysis. Preparation of mixtures of polymers with mineral fillers by high temperature processing and subsequent characterization of the mechanical properties, before and after thermal aging at temperatures below the melting point. Optimization of preparation and characterization methods with laboratory-scale instrumentation for the qualitative and quantitative description of the mechanical behavior of materials