Carbon nanoparticles/whiskers reinforced composites and their tensile response

Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 519-527

  Mahfuz, Hassan ^a   Adnan, Ashfaq ^a   Rangari, Vijaya K ^a   Jeelani, Shaik ^a   Jang, Bor Z ^b  

^a TUSKEGEE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b North Dakota State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Carbon nanoparticles whiskers; E. Consolidation; E. Extrusion

Indexed keywords

CARBON; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; CRYSTAL WHISKERS; EXTRUSION; LINEAR LOW DENSITY POLYETHYLENES; MORPHOLOGY; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TENSILE STRENGTH; THERMODYNAMIC STABILITY; THERMOGRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

CARBON NANOPARTICLES/WHISKERS; SHEAR FORCE;

REINFORCED PLASTICS;

EID: 1842532357     PISSN: 1359835X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compositesa.2004.02.002     Document Type: Article

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