A strategy for improving mechanical properties of a fiber reinforced epoxy composite using functionalized carbon nanotubes

Composites Science and Technology

Volumn 71, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 1089-1097

  Davis, Daniel C ^a   Wilkerson, Justin W ^a   Zhu, Jiang ^b   Hadjiev, Viktor G ^c  

^a Texas AandM University   (United States)

^b NanoRidge Materials Inc   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON   (United States)

Author keywords

A. Carbon nanotubes; A. Polymer matrix composites(PMCs); B. Fatigue; B. Mechanical properties; C. Resin transfer moulding(RTM); Carbon fiber; D. Raman spectroscopy; Epoxy

Indexed keywords

A. CARBON NANOTUBES; A. POLYMER-MATRIX COMPOSITES(PMCS); B. FATIGUE; B. MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; C. RESIN TRANSFER MOULDING(RTM); D. RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY; EPOXY;

CARBON FIBERS; FATIGUE OF MATERIALS; FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS; FIBERS; FLUORINE; FUNCTIONAL POLYMERS; INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH; LAMINATES; POLYMER MATRIX COMPOSITES; RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY; REINFORCED PLASTICS; RESIN TRANSFER MOLDING; RESINS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; STIFFNESS; STIFFNESS MATRIX; STRESSES;

SINGLE-WALLED CARBON NANOTUBES (SWCN);

EID: 79956156996     PISSN: 02663538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compscitech.2011.03.014     Document Type: Article

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