Improving the flexural and thermomechanical properties of amino-functionalized carbon nanotube/epoxy composites by using a pre-curing treatment

Composites Science and Technology

Volumn 71, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 765-771

  Prolongo, S G ^a   Gude, M R ^a   Urena A ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD REY JUAN CARLOS   (Spain)

Author keywords

A. Nanocomposites; B. Electrical properties; B. Mechanical properties; B. Thermomechanical properties

Indexed keywords

A. NANOCOMPOSITES; B. MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; DEGREE OF DISPERSION; ELECTRICAL PROPERTY; EPOXY MONOMERS; FLEXURAL STRENGTH; FUNCTIONALIZED; FUNCTIONALIZED CARBON NANOTUBES; MATRIX; MULTI-WALLED; NANOFILLER; SAMPLE HOMOGENEITY; THERMOMECHANICAL PROPERTIES; WEIGHT PERCENTAGES;

BENDING STRENGTH; CARBON NANOTUBES; CURING; ELECTRIC PROPERTIES; EPOXY RESINS; FUNCTIONAL POLYMERS; NANOCOMPOSITES; SYNTHETIC RESINS; THERMOMECHANICAL TREATMENT;

MECHANICAL PROPERTIES;

EID: 79952442792     PISSN: 02663538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compscitech.2011.01.028     Document Type: Article

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