Composites with needle-like inclusions exhibiting negative thermal expansion: A preliminary investigation

Composites Science and Technology

Volumn 70, Issue 16, 2010, Pages 2248-2252

  Grima, Joseph N ^a   Ellul, Brian ^a   Attard, Daphne ^a   Gatt, Ruben ^a   Attard, Michael ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MALTA   (Malta)

^b IMA Engineering Services Limited   (Malta)

Author keywords

B. Mechanical properties; B. Thermal properties; C. Finite element analysis (FEA); Negative thermal expansion

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL MODEL; B. MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; COEFFICIENT OF THERMAL EXPANSION; CYLINDRICAL STRUCTURE; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; MATRIX; NEEDLE-LIKE; NEGATIVE THERMAL EXPANSION; RADIAL DIRECTION; RADIAL STRAINS; THERMAL AND MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; THERMAL EXPANSION PROPERTIES; THERMAL PROPERTIES;

BUOYANCY; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; INCLUSIONS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; NEEDLES; THERMAL STRESS;

THERMAL EXPANSION;

EID: 78249268210     PISSN: 02663538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compscitech.2010.05.003     Document Type: Article

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