Improvements and mechanisms of fracture and fatigue properties of well-dispersed alumina/epoxy nanocomposites

Composites Science and Technology

Volumn 68, Issue 14, 2008, Pages 2976-2982

  Zhao, Su ^a   Schadler, Linda S ^a   Hillborg, Henrik ^b   Auletta, Tommaso ^b  

^a RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b ABB CORPORATE RESEARCH   (Sweden)

Author keywords

A. Nanocomposites; B. Fatigue; B. Fracture toughness; B. Interface; B. Plastic deformation

Indexed keywords

CRACKS; DEFORMATION; EPOXY RESINS; FATIGUE CRACK PROPAGATION; FRACTURE; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MECHANISMS; METALLIC MATRIX COMPOSITES; NANOCOMPOSITES; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; NANOTECHNOLOGY; PAPER; PHENOLS; PLASTIC DEFORMATION; PLASTICS; POLYMER MATRIX COMPOSITES; THEOREM PROVING;

A. NANOCOMPOSITES; B. FATIGUE; B. FRACTURE TOUGHNESS; B. INTERFACE; B. PLASTIC DEFORMATION;

FRACTURE TOUGHNESS;

DEFORMATION; FATIGUE; MECHANICAL PROPERTY; NANOCOMPOSITE; TENSILE PROPERTY; TOUGHNESS;

EID: 57049087474     PISSN: 02663538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compscitech.2008.07.010     Document Type: Article

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