Fracture behaviour of fumed silica/epoxy nanocomposites

Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing

Volumn 39, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 1851-1858

  Battistella, M ^a   Cascione, M ^a   Fiedler, B ^b   Wichmann, M H G ^b   Quaresimin, M ^a   Schulte, K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^b HAMBURG UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

A. Nano structures; B. Fatigue; B. Fracture toughness; Fumed silica

Indexed keywords

ABS RESINS; EPOXY RESINS; FRACTURE; NANOCOMPOSITES; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; RESINS; SILICA;

A. NANO-STRUCTURES; B. FATIGUE; B. FRACTURE TOUGHNESS; CHARACTERISATION; DEGREE OF DISPERSIONS; FATIGUE BEHAVIOURS; FRACTURE BEHAVIOURS; FUMED SILICA; FUMED SILICAS; INTERFACIAL ADHESIONS; NEW RESULTS; TOUGHNESS PROPERTIES;

FRACTURE TOUGHNESS;

EID: 56049113699     PISSN: 1359835X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compositesa.2008.09.010     Document Type: Article

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