Single wall nanotube and vapor grown carbon fiber reinforced polymers processed by extrusion freeform fabrication

Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing

Volumn 34, Issue 12, 2003, Pages 1207-1217

  Shofner, M L ^a   Rodriguez Macias F J ^b   Vaidyanathan, R ^c   Barrera, E V ^a  

^a The NanoCarbon Center and Welch Institute for Advanced Materials   (United States)

^b RICE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Advanced Ceramics Research   (United States)

Author keywords

A. Polymer matrix composites (PMCs); Carbon nanotube; D. Mechanical testing; E. Extrusion

Indexed keywords

CARBON FIBERS; CARBON NANOTUBES; EXTRUSION; FABRICATION; POLYACRYLONITRILES; POLYSTYRENES; STRENGTH OF MATERIALS;

SINGLE WALLED CARBON NANOTUBES (SWNT);

CARBON FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS;

EID: 0242335636     PISSN: 1359835X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compositesa.2003.07.002     Document Type: Article

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