Graphite fiber composites interlayered with single-walled carbon nanotubes

Journal of Composite Materials

Volumn 45, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 1109-1120

  Kim, H S ^a   Hahn, H T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

carbon fibers; carbon nanotubes; electrical properties; mechanical properties; nanocomposites

Indexed keywords

AIR SPRAYS; CRACK BRIDGING; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTRICAL PROPERTIES; FIBER COMPOSITE; HIGH CONCENTRATION; IN-PLANE SHEAR STRENGTH; INTERLAMINAR FRACTURE TOUGHNESS; INTERLAMINAR SHEAR STRENGTH; MICROSTRUCTURES AND PROPERTIES; MINIMAL EFFECTS; OUT-OF-PLANE; PREPREGS; PROCESSING METHOD; RESIN FLOWS; SEM; THICKNESS DIRECTION;

COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; CRACKS; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTRON EMISSION; FIBERS; FRACTOGRAPHY; FRACTURE MECHANICS; FRACTURE TOUGHNESS; GRAPHITE; GRAPHITE FIBERS; LAMINATES; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; NANOCOMPOSITES; PROCESSING; REFRACTORY MATERIALS; RESINS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SHEAR FLOW; SHEAR STRENGTH; SINGLE-WALLED CARBON NANOTUBES (SWCN);

CARBON FIBERS;

EID: 79955691965     PISSN: 00219983     EISSN: 1530793X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0021998311402726     Document Type: Article

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