Improved thermal conductivity for chemically functionalized exfoliated graphite/epoxy composites

Carbon

Volumn 46, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 806-817

  Ganguli, Sabyasachi ^a   Roy, Ajit K ^a   Anderson, David P ^b  

^a AIR FORCE RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b UDRI   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EPOXY RESINS; GRAPHITE; RESIN TRANSFER MOLDING; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; VISCOSITY; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

GRAPHITE FILLERS; GRAPHITE/EPOXY COMPOSITES; LOAD LEVELS;

COMPOSITE MATERIALS;

EID: 41549104054     PISSN: 00086223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.carbon.2008.02.008     Document Type: Article

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