Micromechanical behavior of carbon nanotube-covered SiC fibers in polymer matrix composites

Composite Interfaces

Volumn 17, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 775-788

  Goren, Tolga ^a   Schadler, L ^b  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

carbon nanotubes; Fiber reinforced polymer composite; hierarchical composites; micro Raman spectroscopy (MRS)

Indexed keywords

BULK COMPOSITES; FIBER-REINFORCED POLYMER COMPOSITE; FLEXURAL STRENGTH; HIERARCHICAL COMPOSITE; INTERFACIAL SHEAR STRENGTH; INTERLAMINAR SHEAR; MICRO RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY; MICROMECHANICAL BEHAVIOR; NANOTUBE FORESTS; SIC FIBERS; THERMAL PROPERTIES;

CARBON FIBERS; CARBON NANOTUBES; ELECTRIC PROPERTIES; FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS; FIBERS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; RAMAN SCATTERING; RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY; REINFORCED PLASTICS; SHEAR STRENGTH; SILICON CARBIDE; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES;

POLYMER MATRIX COMPOSITES;

EID: 77956892365     PISSN: 09276440     EISSN: 15685543     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/092764410X519426     Document Type: Article

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