Microbeam WAXD study of orientated crystalline arrays in carbon Fiber/CNT - Nylon 66 extruded/drawn composites

Journal of Macromolecular Science, Part B: Physics

Volumn 46 B, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 111-117

  Feldman, A Y ^a   Larin, B ^a   Berestetsky, N ^a   Marom, G ^a   Weinberg, A ^b  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

^b SHENKAR COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING AND DESIGN   (Israel)

Author keywords

Carbon fibers; Carbon nanotubes; Composites; Crystalline orientation; Extrusion drawing; Nylon 66

Indexed keywords

CARBON NANOTUBES; DRAWING (FORMING); EXTRUSION; MORPHOLOGY; NYLON POLYMERS; SYNCHROTRONS; TENSILE TESTING; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

CRYSTALLINE ARRAYS; CRYSTALLINE ORIENTATION; NYLON 66; REINFORCING EFFECTS;

CARBON FIBERS;

EID: 34247515678     PISSN: 00222348     EISSN: 1525609X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00222340601044243     Document Type: Article

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