Tensile properties of carbon filled liquid crystal polymer composites

Polymer Composites

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 15-21

  Keith, Jason M ^a   King, Julia A ^a   Grant, Peter W ^a   Cole, Andrew J ^a   Klett, Bryan M ^a   Miskioglu, Ibrahim ^a  

^a Michigan Technological University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON FILLERS; FUEL CELL BIPOLAR PLATE APPLICATIONS; PANEX CARBON FIBERS; POLYMER COMPOSITES; THERMALLY CONDUCTIVE RESINS;

ELASTIC MODULI; INJECTION MOLDING; POLYMER MATRIX; TENSILE STRENGTH;

LIQUID CRYSTALS;

EID: 38349122121     PISSN: 02728397     EISSN: 15480569     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pc.20339     Document Type: Article

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