The thermal and mechanical properties of a polyurethane/multi-walled carbon nanotube composite

Carbon

Volumn 44, Issue 13, 2006, Pages 2701-2707

  Xiong, Jiawen ^a   Zheng, Zhen ^a   Qin, Xiumin ^a   Li, Ming ^a   Li, Huiqing ^a   Wang, Xinling ^a  

^a SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Carbon nanotubes; Chemical treatment; Mechanical properties; Microstructure; Scanning electron microscopy

Indexed keywords

CARBON NANOTUBES; ELASTOMERS; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; GLASS TRANSITION; MICROSTRUCTURE; POLYURETHANES; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TENSILE STRENGTH; THERMOANALYSIS;

CARBON NANOTUBE ELASTOMER; CHEMICAL LINKAGE; CHEMICAL TREATMENT; POLYMER MATRIX;

CARBON FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS;

EID: 33747751876     PISSN: 00086223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.carbon.2006.04.005     Document Type: Article

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