Mechanical properties of carbon fiber reinforced epoxy/clay nanocomposites

Composites Science and Technology

Volumn 68, Issue 3-4, 2008, Pages 854-861

  Xu, Yuan ^a,b   Hoa, Suong Van ^a,b  

^a Concordia University ^*  (Canada)

^b DEPARTMENT OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING   (Canada)

Author keywords

A. Carbon fibers; Epoxy clay nanocomposites; Flexural strength; Interlaminar fracture toughness; Nanoclay

Indexed keywords

BENDING STRENGTH; CARBON FIBERS; CLAY MINERALS; FRACTURE TOUGHNESS; VOLUME FRACTION;

EPOXY/CLAY NANOCOMPOSITES; INTERLAMINAR FRACTURE TOUGHNESS; NANOCLAY;

NANOCOMPOSITES;

CARBON FIBER; CLAY LINER; EPOXY RESIN; FIBER REINFORCED COMPOSITE; FRACTURE; INTERLAMINAR PROPERTY; MECHANICAL PROPERTY; NANOCOMPOSITE; STRENGTH; TOUGHNESS;

EID: 38649104896     PISSN: 02663538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compscitech.2007.08.013     Document Type: Article

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