Fracture toughness and creep performance of PMMA composites containing micro and nanosized carbon filaments

Composites Science and Technology

Volumn 70, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 1189-1195

  Varela Rizo, H ^a   Weisenberger, M ^b   Bortz, D R ^a   Martin Gullon, I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALICANTE   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

Carbon fibres; Carbon nanotubes; Creep; Fracture toughness; Polymer matrix composites (PCMs)

Indexed keywords

CARBON FIBRES; CARBON FILAMENTS; CARBON NANOFILAMENTS; CHOPPED CARBON FIBER; CONSTANT VOLUMES; CREEP FRACTURE; CREEP PERFORMANCE; FLEXURAL MODULUS; MELT-COMPOUNDING; MULTI-WALL CARBON NANOTUBES; NANO-SIZED; PMMA MATRICES;

CARBON FIBERS; CARBON NANOFIBERS; CARBON NANOTUBES; CREEP; CREEP RESISTANCE; DATA FLOW ANALYSIS; FILLERS; FRACTURE; MULTIWALLED CARBON NANOTUBES (MWCN); POLYMER MATRIX COMPOSITES;

FRACTURE TOUGHNESS;

CARBON FIBER; CRACKING; CREEP; DISPERSION; FIBER REINFORCED COMPOSITE; FILAMENT; FRACTURE; NANOFIBER; POLYMETHYL METHACRYLATE; TOUGHNESS;

EID: 77953081440     PISSN: 02663538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compscitech.2010.03.005     Document Type: Article

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