Interconnected multi-walled carbon nanotubes reinforced polymer-matrix composites

Composites Science and Technology

Volumn 71, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 466-470

  Zhang, Jianwei ^a   Jiang, Dazhi ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF DEFENSE TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

A. Carbon nanotubes; A. Polymer matrix composites (PMCs); B. Mechanical properties; D. Mechanical testing

Indexed keywords

A. CARBON NANOTUBES; A. POLYMER-MATRIX COMPOSITES (PMCS); ACYL CHLORIDES; AMINO GROUP; B. MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; D. MECHANICAL TESTING; FRACTURE STRAIN; FRACTURE SURFACES; FUNCTIONALIZED; MATRIX COMPOSITE; REINFORCED EPOXY; REINFORCED POLYMERS;

CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; EPOXY RESINS; FRACTURE; FUNCTIONAL POLYMERS; MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MECHANICAL TESTING; MULTIWALLED CARBON NANOTUBES (MWCN); POLYMERS; REINFORCED PLASTICS; RESINS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TENSILE STRENGTH;

POLYMER MATRIX COMPOSITES;

EID: 79951509774     PISSN: 02663538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compscitech.2010.12.020     Document Type: Article

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