Carbon nanotube grafted carbon fibres: A study of wetting and fibre fragmentation

Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing

Volumn 41, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 1107-1114

  Qian, Hui ^a   Bismarck, Alexander ^a   Greenhalgh, Emile S ^a   Shaffer, Milo S P ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

A. Carbon fibre; A. Hybrid; A. Nano structures; B. Interface interphase

Indexed keywords

A. CARBON FIBRE; APPARENT INTERFACIAL SHEAR STRENGTH; BET SURFACE AREA; CARBON FIBRES; CHEMICAL VAPOUR DEPOSITION; FIBRE FRAGMENTATION; FIBRE TENSILE STRENGTH; GAUGE LENGTH; GRAFTING PROCESS; INTERFACE/INTERPHASES; IRON CATALYST; MATRIX; MODEL COMPOSITES; PRIMARY CARBON; SINGLE FIBRE FRAGMENTATION TESTS; STRESS TRANSFER; SURROUNDING MATRIX; WETTING BEHAVIOUR;

ANGLE MEASUREMENT; CARBON FIBERS; CARBON NANOTUBES; CATALYSTS; CONTACT ANGLE; DISSOLUTION; ESTERS; FIBERS; GRAFTING (CHEMICAL); METAL RECOVERY; NANOSTRUCTURES; SHEAR STRENGTH; WETTING;

TENSILE STRENGTH;

EID: 77955420019     PISSN: 1359835X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compositesa.2010.04.004     Document Type: Conference Paper

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