Self-sensing of carbon fiber/carbon nanofiber-epoxy composites with two different nanofiber aspect ratios investigated by electrical resistance and wettability measurements

Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing

Volumn 41, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 1702-1711

  Park, Joung Man ^a,b   Jang, Jung Hoon ^a   Wang, Zuo Jia ^a   Kwon, Dong Jun ^a   Devries, K Lawrence ^b  

^a Gyeongsang National University   (South Korea)

^b University of Utah   (United States)

Author keywords

A. Nano structures; B. Interface interphase; C. Micro mechanics; D. Non destructive testing

Indexed keywords

A. NANO-STRUCTURES; B. INTERFACE/INTERPHASE; DISPERSION DEGREE; ELECTRICAL CONTACTS; ELECTRICAL RESISTANCES; ELECTRICAL RESISTIVITY; ELECTRO-MICROMECHANICAL TECHNIQUES; EPOXY COMPOSITE; FIBER PULL-OUT TEST; INDIRECT MEASURE; NON DESTRUCTIVE TESTING; ORIENTATION EFFECT; SELF-SENSING; STANDARD DEVIATION; STRESS TRANSFER; WETTABILITY MEASUREMENTS; WETTABILITY TESTS; WORK OF ADHESION; YOUNG'S MODULUS;

ACOUSTIC EMISSION TESTING; CARBON FIBERS; COAGULATION; ELASTIC MODULI; ELASTICITY; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; MECHANICS; NANOFIBERS; NANOSTRUCTURES;

ASPECT RATIO;

EID: 77957114007     PISSN: 1359835X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compositesa.2010.08.005     Document Type: Article

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