Method for reducing contact resistivity of carbon nanotube-containing epoxy adhesives for aerospace applications

Composites Science and Technology

Volumn 71, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 95-100

  Rosca, Iosif D ^a   Hoa, Suong V ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING   (Canada)

Author keywords

A. Adhesive joints; B. Electrical properties; Carbon nanotubes

Indexed keywords

A. ADHESIVE JOINTS; ADHESIVE METALS; BONDED JOINT; CONDUCTIVE CHANNELS; CONDUCTIVE EPOXY; CONDUCTIVE OXIDES; CONTACT RESISTIVITIES; ELECTRICAL PROPERTY; EPOXY ADHESIVES; FATIGUE RESISTANCE; HIGH RESISTANCE; NOBLE METALS; OXIDE LAYER;

ADHESIVE JOINTS; AEROSPACE APPLICATIONS; ELECTRIC FIELDS; ELECTRIC PROPERTIES; PRECIOUS METALS; SHEAR STRENGTH;

CARBON NANOTUBES;

EID: 78650896730     PISSN: 02663538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compscitech.2010.10.016     Document Type: Article

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