Reinforcement efficiency of multi-walled carbon nanotube/epoxy nano composites

Composites Science and Technology

Volumn 70, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 1154-1160

  Martone, A ^a,b   Formicola, C ^b   Giordano, M ^b   Zarrelli, M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^b CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

Carbon nanotubes; Mechanical properties; Optical microscopy

Indexed keywords

BENDING MODULI; CLUSTER FORMATIONS; COMPOSITE MODULUS; EPOXY SYSTEMS; HIGH ASPECT RATIO; LARGE ASPECT RATIO; MECHANICAL REINFORCEMENT; MULTI-WALLED; NANO-FILLERS; PERCOLATION THRESHOLDS; POLYMER MATRICES; STRESS TRANSFER; TRANSITION REGIONS; WORK ANALYSIS;

ASPECT RATIO; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MULTIWALLED CARBON NANOTUBES (MWCN); OPTICAL DATA STORAGE; OPTICAL INSTRUMENTS; OPTICAL MICROSCOPY; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; PRESSURE DROP; REINFORCEMENT; SOLVENTS;

CARBON NANOTUBES;

DISPERSION; EPOXY RESIN; MECHANICAL PROPERTY; NANOCOMPOSITE; NANOTUBE; STRESS;

EID: 77952883910     PISSN: 02663538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compscitech.2010.03.001     Document Type: Article

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