The effect of van der Waals-based interface cohesive law on carbon nanotube-reinforced composite materials

Composites Science and Technology

Volumn 67, Issue 14, 2007, Pages 2941-2946

  Tan, H ^a   Jiang, L Y ^b   Huang, Y ^c   Liu, B ^d   Hwang, K C ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^d TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

A. Carbon fibres; A. Polymer matrix composites (PMCs); B. Fibre matrix bond; B. Interface; C. van der Waals force

Indexed keywords

ADHESION; BONDING; CARBON NANOFIBERS; CARBON NANOTUBES; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); VAN DER WAALS FORCES;

COHESIVE LAW; VOIDS;

POLYMER MATRIX COMPOSITES;

ADHESION; CARBON FIBER; FIBER REINFORCED COMPOSITE; FORCE; INTERFACIAL PROPERTY; MATRIX; MECHANICAL PROPERTY; NANOCOMPOSITE; NANOTUBE; STRAIN;

EID: 34548291978     PISSN: 02663538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compscitech.2007.05.016     Document Type: Article

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