Synergetic effect of carbon nanofibers and short carbon fibers on the mechanical and fracture properties of epoxy resin

Carbon

Volumn 48, Issue 15, 2010, Pages 4289-4300

  Zhang, G ^a   Karger Kocsis, J ^b   Zou, J ^a  

^a INSTITUT FÜR VERBUNDWERKSTOFFE GMBH   (Germany)

^b TSHWANE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FRACTURE PROPERTY; MULTISCALES; NANO-FILLERS; OVERSTRESSES; SHORT CARBON FIBERS; STRESS TRANSFER; SYNERGETIC EFFECT; SYNERGISTIC EFFECT;

BRITTLENESS; CARBON FIBERS; CARBON NANOFIBERS; EPOXY RESINS; FRACTURE TOUGHNESS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; RESINS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

FRACTURE;

EID: 77957155027     PISSN: 00086223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.carbon.2010.07.040     Document Type: Article

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