Effects of cooling rate on fracture resistance of nylon 6-silicate nanocomposites

Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 624-630

  Avlar, Savas ^a   Qiao, Yu ^a  

^a The University of Akron   (United States)

Author keywords

A. Nano structures; A. Polymer matrix composites (PMCs); B. Fracture toughness; E. Cure

Indexed keywords

BRITTLENESS; COOLING; DEFECTS; FRACTURE TOUGHNESS; MULTILAYERS; NYLON POLYMERS; QUENCHING;

CURE; POLYMER-MATRIX COMPOSITES (PMC); SEMI-CRYSTALLINE MATRIX STRUCTURE; SILICATE-MATRIX STRUCTURE;

NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS;

EID: 13844266980     PISSN: 1359835X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compositesa.2004.08.005     Document Type: Article

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