Maximum nanotube volume fraction and its effect on overall elastic properties of nanotube-reinforced composites

Composites Part B: Engineering

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 212-217

  Jiang, Bing ^a   Liu, Charlie ^a   Zhang, Chuck ^a   Liang, Richard ^a   Wang, Ben ^a  

^a FAMU FSU COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING   (United States)

Author keywords

A. Nano structures; B. Mechanical properties; C. Micromechanics

Indexed keywords

CARBON CARBON COMPOSITES; CARBON NANOTUBES; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; METALLIC MATRIX COMPOSITES; MICROMECHANICS; NANOSTRUCTURES; PERCOLATION (FLUIDS); REINFORCED PLASTICS;

A. NANO-STRUCTURES; B. MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; C. MICROMECHANICS; COMPOSITE MATRICES; ELASTIC PROPERTIES; GEOMETRIC ANALYSIS; OVERALL ELASTIC MODULUS; POTENTIAL CAPABILITIES; REINFORCED COMPOSITES; SURFACE-TO-SURFACE DISTANCES;

ELASTIC MODULI;

EID: 60649103347     PISSN: 13598368     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compositesb.2008.11.003     Document Type: Article

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