Mechanical and physical properties of epoxy composites reinforced by vapor grown carbon nanofibers

Carbon

Volumn 43, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 2199-2208

  Choi, Young Kuk ^a   Sugimoto, Koh Ichi ^a   Song, Sung Moo ^a   Gotoh, Yasuo ^a   Ohkoshi, Yutaka ^a   Endo, Morinobu ^a  

^a SHINSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Mixing; Scanning electron microscopy; Thermodynamic properties; Vapor grown carbon

Indexed keywords

CARBON; COMPOSITE MATERIALS; ELASTIC MODULI; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; FILLERS; GLASS TRANSITION; MIXING; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; POLYMERS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TENSILE STRENGTH; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES; VISCOSITY;

CARBON NANOFIBERS; EPOXY COMPOSITES; FILLER CONTENTS; VAPOR GROWN CARBON;

EPOXY RESINS;

EID: 22344446125     PISSN: 00086223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.carbon.2005.03.036     Document Type: Article

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