1 .01 o o 4- 4- .01 .1 1 10 100 oo (Rad/s) Figure 10. Effect of XG concentration on loss tangent of 1% MAS dispersions. Symbols are the same as for Figure 6. .01 ß ß ß ß o o o O o 4- 0 0 0 ß 0 0 4- 4- 4- 4- + + ß ß ..... i ' ...... i ....... i , ...... .1 1 10 100 O0 (Rad/s) Figure 11. Effect of XG concentration on loss tangent of 3% MAS dispersions. Symbols are the same as for Figure 6.

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