MWNT reinforced polyurethane foam: Processing, characterization and modelling of mechanical properties

Composites Science and Technology

Volumn 71, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 877-884

  Zhang, Lingfei ^a,b   Yilmaz, Ezgi Deniz ^a   Schjødt Thomsen, Jan ^a   Rauhe, Jens Chr ^a   Pyrz, Ryszard ^a  

^a AALBORG UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AVEIRO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

A. Carbon nanotubes; A. Polymer matrix composites (PMCs); B. Mechanical properties; C. Cellular material; C. Modelling

Indexed keywords

A. CARBON NANOTUBES; A. POLYMER-MATRIX COMPOSITES (PMCS); B. MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; C. MODELLING; CELLULAR MATERIAL;

ALCOHOLS; FOAMS; MIXING; MULTIWALLED CARBON NANOTUBES (MWCN); POLYMER MATRIX COMPOSITES; RIGID FOAMED PLASTICS;

MECHANICAL PROPERTIES;

EID: 79953114905     PISSN: 02663538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compscitech.2011.02.002     Document Type: Article

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