Toughening of polymerized cyclic butylene terephthalate with carbon nanotubes for use in composites

Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing

Volumn 39, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 1756-1761

  Baets, J ^a   Godara, A ^b   Devaux, J ^c   Verpoest, I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b NANOCYL S A   (Belgium)

^c UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

B Mechanical properties; E thermoplastic resin

Indexed keywords

ABS RESINS; ASPECT RATIO; BUTENES; CARBON CARBON COMPOSITES; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MONOMERS; NANOCOMPOSITES; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; NANOSTRUCTURES; NANOTUBES; PHOTORESISTS; POLYMER MATRIX COMPOSITES; POLYMERS; POROUS MATERIALS; REINFORCED PLASTICS; RESINS;

B MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; CRYSTALLINITY; CYCLIC BUTYLENE TEREPHTHALATES; E THERMOPLASTIC RESIN; FAILURE STRAINS; HIGH ASPECT RATIOS; IN-FIBER; LOW VISCOSITIES; MECHANICAL BEHAVIORS; PROMISING MATERIALS; ROTATIONAL MIXING; THERMAL MEASUREMENTS; THERMOPLASTIC COMPOSITES; VACUUM INFUSIONS;

CARBON NANOTUBES;

BUTENES; CARBON; COMPOSITES; MONOMERS; POLYMERS; POROUS MATERIALS; SYNTHETIC POLYMERS; THERMOPLASTICS;

EID: 54049122898     PISSN: 1359835X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compositesa.2008.08.004     Document Type: Article

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