Processing of a Polyamide-12/carbon nanofibre composite by laser sintering

Polymer Testing

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 94-100

  Goodridge, R D ^a   Shofner, M L ^b   Hague, R J M ^a   McClelland, M ^a   Schlea, M R ^b   Johnson, R B ^b   Tuck, C J ^a  

^a LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b Georgia Institute of Technology   (United States)

Author keywords

Additive manufacturing; Laser sintering; Polymer nanocomposites

Indexed keywords

ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING; BASE MATERIAL; CARBON NANOFIBRES; CHARACTERISATION; CRYOGENIC MILLING; DYNAMIC MECHANICAL TESTING; END-USES; LASER SINTERING; MELT MIXING; NANOFIBRES; POLY-AMIDE 12; POLYMER NANOCOMPOSITE; POLYMER NANOCOMPOSITES; POWDER PRODUCTION; PROCESSING PARAMETERS; SEM; SINTERED PARTS; STORAGE MODULI; WELL-DISPERSED;

AMIDES; CARBON NANOFIBERS; CRYOGENICS; LASER HEATING; MANUFACTURE; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MECHANICAL TESTING; NANOCOMPOSITES; POLYMER MATRIX COMPOSITES; REINFORCEMENT;

SINTERING;

EID: 78649500341     PISSN: 01429418     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.polymertesting.2010.10.011     Document Type: Article

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