SWNT composite coatings as a strain sensor on glass fibres in model epoxy composites

Composites Science and Technology

Volumn 69, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 1547-1552

  Sureeyatanapas, Paweena ^a   Young, Robert J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

A. Glass fibres; A. SWNTs; B. Fragmentation; B. Interfacial strength; D. Raman spectroscopy

Indexed keywords

A. GLASS FIBRES; A. SWNTS; B. FRAGMENTATION; B. INTERFACIAL STRENGTH; D. RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY;

AMINES; CARBON NANOTUBES; COMPOSITE COATINGS; COUPLING AGENTS; EPOXY RESINS; FIBERS; GLASS FIBERS; RAMAN SCATTERING; RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY; RESINS; SENSORS; SHEAR STRESS; SILANES; SINGLE-WALLED CARBON NANOTUBES (SWCN); SPECTRUM ANALYSIS; STRESS CONCENTRATION;

TENSILE STRENGTH;

COATINGS; DISPERSION; FIBER REINFORCED COMPOSITE; GLASS FIBER; PREPARATION; SENSOR; STRAIN; STRESS;

EID: 67349088010     PISSN: 02663538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compscitech.2008.08.002     Document Type: Article

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