Effect of carbon nanotube (CNT) loading on the thermomechanical properties and the machinability of CNT-reinforced polymer composites

Journal of Manufacturing Science and Engineering

Volumn 131, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 0310081-0310089

  Samuel, J ^a   Dikshit, A ^a   DeVor, R E ^a   Kapoor, S G ^a   Hsia, K J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

CNT composites; Micro machining

Indexed keywords

LOADS (FORCES); MACHINABILITY; MICROMACHINING; MORPHOLOGY; POLYMERS; REINFORCED PLASTICS; REINFORCEMENT; SHEAR BANDS; SHEAR FLOW; SURFACE ROUGHNESS; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY;

ADIABATIC SHEAR BAND; CNT COMPOSITES; DUCTILE TO BRITTLE TRANSITIONS; EFFECT OF CARBONS; MINIMUM CHIP THICKNESS; REINFORCED POLYMER COMPOSITES; THERMAL SOFTENING; THERMOMECHANICAL PROPERTIES;

CARBON NANOTUBES;

EID: 77955283433     PISSN: 10871357     EISSN: 15288935     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.3123337     Document Type: Article

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