Effects of moisture absorption and surface modification using 3-aminopropyltriethoxysilane on the tensile and fracture characteristics of MWCNT/epoxy nanocomposites

Applied Surface Science

Volumn 256, Issue 24, 2010, Pages 7658-7667

  Lee, Ji Hoon ^a   Rhee, Kyong Yop ^a   Lee, Joong Hee ^b  

^a Kyung Hee University   (South Korea)

^b Chonbuk National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Fracture toughness; Moisture absorption; Multi walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs); Surface modification; Tensile strength

Indexed keywords

ELASTIC MODULI; FRACTURE MECHANICS; FRACTURE TOUGHNESS; MOISTURE; NANOCOMPOSITES; SILANES; SURFACE TREATMENT; TENSILE STRENGTH; TENSILE TESTING; YARN;

3-AMINOPROPYLTRIETHOXYSILANE; FRACTURE BEHAVIOR; FRACTURE CHARACTERISTICS; INTERFACIAL BONDING; MOISTURE ABSORPTION; MWCNT/EPOXY NANOCOMPOSITES; REINFORCED EPOXY; SILANIZED;

MULTIWALLED CARBON NANOTUBES (MWCN);

EID: 77955427693     PISSN: 01694332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apsusc.2010.06.023     Document Type: Article

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