Micro-hardness and flexural properties of randomly-oriented carbon nanotube composites

Journal of Composite Materials

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 365-376

  Lau, Kin Tak ^a   Shi, San Qiang ^a   Zhou, Li Min ^a   Cheng, Hui Ming ^b  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^b INSTITUTE OF METAL RESEARCH   (China)

Author keywords

Carbon nanotubes; Hardness properties; Nanocomposites

Indexed keywords

BENDING STRENGTH; BONDING; COMPOSITE MATERIALS; CRYSTAL ATOMIC STRUCTURE; ELECTRIC PROPERTIES; FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS; MECHANICAL TESTING; MICROHARDNESS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; VAN DER WAALS FORCES;

BONDING FORCE; FLEXURAL PROPERTIES; NANOCOMPOSITE FILMS;

CARBON NANOTUBES;

EID: 0037244098     PISSN: 00219983     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0021998303037004043     Document Type: Article

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