A comparative study of the electrical and mechanical properties of epoxy nanocomposites reinforced by CVD- and arc-grown multi-wall carbon nanotubes

Composites Science and Technology

Volumn 70, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 173-180

  Sumfleth, Jan ^a   Prehn, Kirsten ^a   Wichmann, Malte H G ^a   Wedekind, Sebastian ^a   Schulte, Karl ^a  

^a HAMBURG UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

A. Carbon nanotubes; A. Nano composites; A. Nano particles; B. Electrical properties; B. Mechanical properties

Indexed keywords

B. ELECTRICAL PROPERTIES; B. MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; COMPARATIVE STUDIES; ELECTRICAL AND MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTRICAL PROPERTY; EPOXY NANOCOMPOSITES; EPOXY POLYMERS; INDUSTRIAL PROCESSS; LOW VISCOSITY; MECHANICAL METHODS; MULTI-WALL CARBON NANOTUBES; NANO-STRUCTURED; PURIFICATION METHOD;

CARBON NANOTUBES; CAVITY RESONATORS; CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; FRACTURE TOUGHNESS; MULTIWALLED CARBON NANOTUBES (MWCN); NANOCOMPOSITES; NANOPARTICLES; REINFORCED PLASTICS;

MECHANICAL PROPERTIES;

ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTRICAL PROPERTY; EPOXY RESIN; FRACTURE; MECHANICAL PROPERTY; NANOCOMPOSITE; NANOTUBE; PURIFICATION; RHEOLOGY; TOUGHNESS; VISCOSITY;

EID: 70450225041     PISSN: 02663538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compscitech.2009.10.007     Document Type: Article

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