Effect of dispersion method on tribological properties of carbon nanotube reinforced epoxy resin composites

Polymer Testing

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 351-360

  Chen, Haiyan ^a   Jacobs, Olaf ^b   Wu, Wei ^a   Rüdiger, Gerrit ^b   Schädel, Birgit ^b  

^a EAST CHINA UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b LÜBECK UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Germany)

Author keywords

Carbon nanotubes (CNTs); Epoxy resin; Nano composites; Polymer composites; Wear

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATION ANALYSIS; CARBON NANOTUBES; COUPLING AGENTS; DISPERSIONS; EPOXY RESINS; TRIBOLOGY;

ASYMMETRIC CENTRIFUGES; POLYMER COMPOSITES; THERMOMECANICAL PROPERTIES; UNIDIRECTIONAL CONTINUOUS SLIDING;

REINFORCED PLASTICS;

EID: 33947658342     PISSN: 01429418     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.polymertesting.2006.11.004     Document Type: Article

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