Effect of multi-walled carbon nanotube aspect ratio on mechanical and electrical properties of epoxy-based nanocomposites

Polymer Testing

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 548-556

  Ayatollahi, M R ^a   Shadlou, S ^a   Shokrieh, M M ^a   Chitsazzadeh, M ^a  

^a IRAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Electrical properties; Mechanical properties; MWNT aspect ratio; Nanocomposites

Indexed keywords

CORRECTION FACTORS; ELECTRICAL AND MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; ELECTRICAL PROPERTY; EPOXY-BASED NANOCOMPOSITES; HALPIN-TSAI MODEL; MECHANICAL AND ELECTRICAL PROPERTIES; MWNT ASPECT RATIO; PERCOLATION THRESHOLDS; THEORETICAL PREDICTION;

ELECTRIC PROPERTIES; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MECHANISMS; MULTIWALLED CARBON NANOTUBES (MWCN); NANOCOMPOSITES; SOLVENTS; SURFACE ROUGHNESS; SURFACE STRUCTURE;

ASPECT RATIO;

EID: 79955972992     PISSN: 01429418     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.polymertesting.2011.04.008     Document Type: Article

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