Effect of residual stresses upon the Raman radial breathing modes of nanotubes in epoxy composites

Composites Science and Technology

Volumn 67, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 840-843

  Lucas, Marcel ^a   Young, Robert J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

A. Polymer matrix composites; C. Deformation; C. Residual stress; D. Raman spectroscopy; Nanotubes

Indexed keywords

CURING; DEFORMATION; ELECTRONIC DENSITY OF STATES; EPOXY RESINS; NANOTUBES; RESIDUAL STRESSES;

FOUR-POINT BENDING TESTS; POLYMER-MATRIX COMPOSITES; RADIAL BREATHING MODES;

NONMETALLIC MATRIX COMPOSITES;

BENDING; COMPOSITE; CURING; EPOXY RESIN; NANOTUBE; STRAIN; STRESS; TEMPERATURE; TESTING;

EID: 33846271450     PISSN: 02663538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compscitech.2005.12.031     Document Type: Article

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