In situ characterization of tensile-bending load bearing ability of multi-walled carbon nanotubes in alumina-based nanocomposites

Journal of Materials Chemistry

Volumn 21, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 4272-4278

  Estili, Mehdi ^a   Kawasaki, Akira ^a   Pittini Yamada, Yoko ^b   Utke, Ivo ^b   Michler, Johann ^b  

^a TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b SWISS FEDERAL LABORATORIES FOR MATERIALS SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALUMINA CERAMIC; ARC DISCHARGE; BENDING LOAD; CRYSTALLINITIES; IN-SITU CHARACTERIZATION; IN-SITU METHODS; IN-VACUUM; INTIMATE INTERFACE; LARGE DEFLECTION; NANO MANIPULATOR; UNIFORM DISPERSIONS; WALL SHEAR;

BEARINGS (STRUCTURAL); CERAMIC MATERIALS; NANOCOMPOSITES; SINTERED ALUMINA; SPARK PLASMA SINTERING;

MULTIWALLED CARBON NANOTUBES (MWCN);

EID: 79952606854     PISSN: 09599428     EISSN: 13645501     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1039/c0jm03906c     Document Type: Article

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