Failure mechanisms of carbon nanotube/epoxy composites pretreated in different temperature environments [3]

Carbon

Volumn 40, Issue 15, 2002, Pages 2965-2968

  Lau, Kin Tak ^a   Shi, San Qiang ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

A. Carbon nanotubes; D. Fracture, Mechanical properties

Indexed keywords

EID: 0036405046     PISSN: 00086223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0008-6223(02)00245-2     Document Type: Letter

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