Thermal and tensile properties of epoxy nanocomposites reinforced by silane-functionalized multiwalled carbon nanotubes

Journal of Macromolecular Science, Part B: Physics

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 132-142

  Kim, Hee Cheul ^a   Kim, Sun Kuk ^a   Kim, Jeong Tai ^a   Rhee, Kyong Yop ^a   Kathi, John ^a  

^a Kyung Hee University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Epoxy; Mechanical properties; Multiwalled carbon nanotubes; Nanocomposites; Silanization; Thermal properties

Indexed keywords

3-AMINOPROPYLTRIETHOXYSILANE; CAST MOLDING; DYNAMIC MECHANICAL THERMAL ANALYSIS; EPOXY; EPOXY COMPOSITE; EPOXY NANOCOMPOSITES; FIELD EMISSION SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; FRACTURED SURFACES; FUNCTIONALIZATIONS; FUNCTIONALIZED MULTI-WALLED CARBON NANOTUBES; GLASS TRANSITION TEMPERATURE; INTERFACIAL ADHESIONS; MORPHOLOGICAL PROPERTIES; SILANE FUNCTIONALIZATION; SILANIZATION; SILANIZATIONS; THERMAL AND TENSILE PROPERTIES; THERMAL PROPERTIES; THERMAL STABILITY;

CARBON NANOTUBES; DYNAMIC ANALYSIS; DYNAMIC MECHANICAL ANALYSIS; FIELD EMISSION; FIELD EMISSION MICROSCOPES; GLASS TRANSITION; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; NANOCOMPOSITES; REINFORCED PLASTICS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SILANES; TENSILE TESTING; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES; THERMOGRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS;

MULTIWALLED CARBON NANOTUBES (MWCN);

EID: 75449109002     PISSN: 00222348     EISSN: 1525609X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00222340903346288     Document Type: Article

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