Alignment of multi-walled carbon nanotubes in a polyethylene matrix by extrusion shear flow: Mechanical properties enhancement

Journal of Composite Materials

Volumn 45, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 931-941

  Sulong, Abu Bakar ^a   Park, Joohyuk ^b  

^a UNIVERSITI KEBANGSAAN MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

^b Sejong University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

alignment; carbon nanotubes; extrusion shear flow; mechanical properties; polymer matrix composites; shear rate

Indexed keywords

CRYSTALLIZATION EFFECTS; DEGREE OF ALIGNMENTS; DEGREE OF ORIENTATION; MATRIX; POLYETHYLENE MATRIX; PROPERTIES OF COMPOSITES; SHEAR FORCE; SHEAR RATE; SHEAR RATES; TENSILE TESTS;

ALIGNMENT; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; EXTRUSION; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MULTIWALLED CARBON NANOTUBES (MWCN); POLYETHYLENES; POLYMER MATRIX COMPOSITES; POLYMERS; SHEAR DEFORMATION; TENSILE STRENGTH; TENSILE TESTING; THERMOPLASTICS;

SHEAR FLOW;

EID: 79955024150     PISSN: 00219983     EISSN: 1530793X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0021998310378905     Document Type: Article

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