Single-wall carbon nanotubes/epoxy elastomers exhibiting high damping capacity in an extended temperature range

Composites Science and Technology

Volumn 69, Issue 7-8, 2009, Pages 1088-1092

  Auad, Maria L ^a   Mosiewicki, Mirna A ^a,b   Uzunpinar, Cihan ^a   Williams, Roberto J J ^b  

^a AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE MAR DEL PLATA   (Argentina)

Author keywords

A. Carbon nanotubes; A. Functional composites; A. Nanocomposites; B. Interfacial strength; B. Mechanical properties

Indexed keywords

A. CARBON NANOTUBES; A. FUNCTIONAL COMPOSITES; A. NANOCOMPOSITES; B. INTERFACIAL STRENGTH; B. MECHANICAL PROPERTIES;

AMINES; CARBON CARBON COMPOSITES; DAMPING; ELASTOMERS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; METALLIC MATRIX COMPOSITES; MULTIWALLED CARBON NANOTUBES (MWCN); NANOCOMPOSITES; PERCOLATION (FLUIDS); PHENOLS; PLASTICS; POLYMERS; RUBBER; SINGLE-WALLED CARBON NANOTUBES (SWCN); SOLVENTS;

CARBON NANOTUBES;

BONDING; FRICTION; INTERFACIAL PROPERTY; MECHANICAL PROPERTY; NANOCOMPOSITE; NANOTUBE; STRENGTH; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 64849111969     PISSN: 02663538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compscitech.2009.01.030     Document Type: Article

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