Mechanical properties of carbon fiber/fullerene-dispersed epoxy composites

Composites Science and Technology

Volumn 69, Issue 11-12, 2009, Pages 2002-2007

  Ogasawara, Toshio ^a   Ishida, Yuichi ^a   Kasai, Tetsuo ^b  

^a JAPAN AEROSPACE EXPLORATION AGENCY   (Japan)

^b Frontier Carbon Corporation   (Japan)

Author keywords

A. Carbon fibers; A. Nano composites; A. Nano particles; B. Fracture toughness; B. Mechanical properties

Indexed keywords

A. CARBON FIBERS; A. NANO-COMPOSITES; A. NANO-PARTICLES; B. FRACTURE TOUGHNESS; B. MECHANICAL PROPERTIES;

CARBON FIBERS; EPOXY RESINS; FRACTURE TOUGHNESS; FULLERENES; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; NANOCOMPOSITES; NANOPARTICLES; RESINS;

FRACTURE;

BINDING; CARBON FIBER; COMPOSITE; COMPRESSION; FIBER REINFORCED COMPOSITE; FRACTURE; MECHANICAL PROPERTY; NANOCOMPOSITE; TENSION; TOUGHNESS;

EID: 67649103506     PISSN: 02663538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compscitech.2009.05.003     Document Type: Article

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