Thermomechanical and fracture properties of exfoliated nanoclay nanocomposites

Journal of Reinforced Plastics and Composites

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 256-268

  Swaminathan, Gowthaman ^a   Shivakumar, Kunigal ^a  

^a NORTH CAROLINA A AND T STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

fracture toughness; mechanical properties; polymer nanocomposites

Indexed keywords

ASTM STANDARDS; CRACK DEFLECTIONS; CURING AGENTS; D-SPACING; EXPERIMENTAL VALUES; FRACTURE MORPHOLOGY; FRACTURE PROPERTY; FRACTURE TEST; HALPIN-TSAI MODEL; HIGH-SHEAR MIXING; NANO CLAYS; NANOCLAY LAYERS; POLYMER NANOCOMPOSITES; STORAGE MODULI; TACTOIDS; TEM; THERMO-MECHANICAL; TOUGHENING MECHANISMS; XRD; XRD ANALYSIS;

CURING; DISPERSIONS; DYNAMIC ANALYSIS; DYNAMIC MECHANICAL ANALYSIS; ELASTIC MODULI; EPOXY RESINS; FRACTURE TESTING; FRACTURE TOUGHNESS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; NANOCOMPOSITES; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; POLYMERIZATION; POLYMERS; RESINS; SHEAR FLOW;

FRACTURE;

EID: 79952350975     PISSN: 07316844     EISSN: 15307964     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0731684410393052     Document Type: Article

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