Mechanical properties of non-functionalized multiwall nanotube reinforced polycarbonate at 77 K

Nanotechnology

Volumn 19, Issue 50, 2008, Pages

  Oliver, Anita ^a,b   Bult, Justin ^c   Le, Quang V ^a,b   Mbaruku, Abdallah L ^a,b   Schwartz, Justin ^a,b  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b FAMU FSU COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING   (United States)

^c RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON CARBON COMPOSITES; CARBON NANOTUBES; MECHANICAL TESTING; MULTIWALLED CARBON NANOTUBES (MWCN); NANOTUBES; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; WEIBULL DISTRIBUTION;

FRACTURE SURFACES; FUNCTIONALIZED; INTERFACIAL BONDINGS; INTERFACIAL DEBONDING; LOW TEMPERATURES; MEASUREMENT RESULTS; MULTIWALL CARBON NANOTUBES; MULTIWALL NANOTUBES; ROOM TEMPERATURES; TESTING TEMPERATURES; YIELD STRENGTHS; YOUNG'S MODULUS;

MECHANICAL PROPERTIES;

MULTI WALLED NANOTUBE; POLYCARBONATE;

ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; DISPERSION; LOW TEMPERATURE; MOLECULAR MECHANICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROOM TEMPERATURE; SAMPLE; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SURFACE PROPERTY; YOUNG MODULUS;

EID: 58149242584     PISSN: 09574484     EISSN: 13616528     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0957-4484/19/50/505702     Document Type: Article

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