Method to synthesis high volume fraction CNT composites by micro-alignment of carbon nanotubes through chemically assisted mechanical stretching

International SAMPE Symposium and Exhibition (Proceedings)

Volumn 52, Issue , 2008, Pages

  Braden, Robert ^a   Welch, John ^a   Schauer, Mark ^a   White, Brian ^a   Lashmore, David S ^a  

^a Nanocomp Technologies   (United States)

Author keywords

Advanced composite materials; Nanomaterials nanocomposites nanotechnology; Post processing technologies

Indexed keywords

ADVANCED COMPOSITE MATERIALS; ALIGNED CARBON NANOTUBES; CURED EPOXIES; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITIES; FOUR-POINT PROBES; HIGH VOLUME FRACTIONS; MATRIXES; MECHANICAL ALIGNMENTS; MECHANICAL STRETCHING; NANOMATERIALS/NANOCOMPOSITES/NANOTECHNOLOGY; NON-WOVEN; PINCH ROLLERS; POLYMERIC LUBRICANTS; POST-PROCESSING TECHNOLOGIES; SEM; SYNTHESIS PROCESS; ULTIMATE TENSILE STRENGTHS; WEIGHT FRACTIONS;

AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS; ALIGNMENT; BRIDGE DECKS; CARBON CARBON COMPOSITES; CARBON FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS; COMPLEXATION; COMPOSITE MATERIALS; COMPOSITE MICROMECHANICS; CURING; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTRONIC PROPERTIES; EPOXY RESINS; FABRICS; LUBRICANTS; MATERIALS; MATERIALS PROPERTIES; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; NANOCOMPOSITES; NANOTUBES; POLYMER MATRIX COMPOSITES; TEXTILE PROCESSING; TEXTILES; WEAVING; WOOL; YARN;

CARBON NANOTUBES;

EID: 57649098966     PISSN: 08910138     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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