Effect of an interphase region on debonding of a CNT reinforced polymer composite

Composites Science and Technology

Volumn 70, Issue 15, 2010, Pages 2207-2215

  Needleman, A ^a   Borders, T L ^b   Brinson, L C ^c   Flores, V M ^b   Schadler, L S ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS   (United States)

^b LOCKHEED MARTIN   (United States)

^c NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

A. Carbon nanotubes; A. Polymer matrix composites (PMCs); B. Debonding; B. Interphase; C. Finite element analysis (FEA)

Indexed keywords

A. CARBON NANOTUBES; A. POLYMER-MATRIX COMPOSITES (PMCS); B. DEBONDING; B. INTERPHASE; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS;

CARBON NANOTUBES; DEBONDING; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; MATERIALS PROPERTIES; PLATES (STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS); POLYMERS; REINFORCED PLASTICS; STIFFNESS; STRAIN RATE;

POLYMER MATRIX COMPOSITES;

EID: 77958152173     PISSN: 02663538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compscitech.2010.09.002     Document Type: Article

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