On elastic properties of single-walled carbon nanotubes as composite reinforcing fillers

Journal of Composite Materials

Volumn 41, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 1123-1135

  Suzuki, Kohji ^a   Nomura, Sechi ^b  

^a CHIBA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^b University of Texas at Arlington   (United States)

Author keywords

Elastic properties; Molecular dynamics; Reinforcement filler; Single walled carbon nanotubes

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITE MATERIALS; ELASTIC MODULI; ELASTICITY; FILLERS; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; POISSON RATIO; STRAIN RATE;

AXIAL TENSION; CARBON NANOTUBE REINFORCED COMPOSITES; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS SIMULATION; REINFORCEMENT FILLERS;

SINGLE-WALLED CARBON NANOTUBES (SWCN);

EID: 34247586580     PISSN: 00219983     EISSN: 1530793X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0021998306067298     Document Type: Article

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