Synchrotron radiation small-angle X-ray scattering study on fracture process of carbon nanotube/poly(ethylene terephthalate) composite films

Composites Science and Technology

Volumn 67, Issue 15-16, 2007, Pages 3209-3218

  Kobayashi, Haruki ^a   Shioya, Masatoshi ^a   Tanaka, Tomoya ^a   Irisawa, Toshihira ^a  

^a TOKYO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

A. Nanostructures; A. Polymer matrix composites; B. Fracture toughness; B. Plastic deformation; C. Craze

Indexed keywords

CARBON NANOTUBES; COMPOSITE FILMS; FRACTURE TOUGHNESS; PLASTIC DEFORMATION; POLYETHYLENE TEREPHTHALATES; SYNCHROTRON RADIATION; X RAY SCATTERING;

CRAZE; FRACTURE PROCESS; SPECIMEN GEOMETRY; TENSILE DEFORMATION;

POLYMER MATRIX COMPOSITES;

CARBON; COMPOSITE; DEFORMATION; FILM; FRACTURE; LOADING (TESTING); MATRIX; NANOTUBE; POLYETHYLENE TEREPHTHALATE; RADIATION; TOUGHNESS; X-RAY ANALYSIS;

EID: 35248880992     PISSN: 02663538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compscitech.2007.04.005     Document Type: Article

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