Mechanical properties of composites of randomly oriented platelets

Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing

Volumn 39, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 1496-1502

  Pal, Rajinder ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

A. Particle reinforcement; A. Polymer matrix composites (PMCs); B. Analytical modeling; B. Mechanical properties

Indexed keywords

BLOOD SUBSTITUTES; CLAY MINERALS; ELASTIC MODULI; MATRIX ALGEBRA; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; METALLIC MATRIX COMPOSITES; NANOCOMPOSITES; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; PLATELETS; POLYMERS;

A. PARTICLE-REINFORCEMENT; A. POLYMER-MATRIX COMPOSITES (PMCS); B. ANALYTICAL MODELING; B. MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; CLAY PLATELETS; EXFOLIATED CLAY; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; MATRIX COMPOSITES; PARTICULATE COMPOSITES; POLYMER NANO-COMPOSITES; POLYMER-CLAY NANOCOMPOSITES; SHEAR MODULUS; THIN PLATELETS; THREE PHASE; YOUNG'S MODULUS;

GEOLOGIC MODELS;

EID: 50049131364     PISSN: 1359835X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compositesa.2008.05.011     Document Type: Article

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