Transverse strength enhancement of carbon fiber reinforced polymer composites by means of magnetically aligned carbon nanotubes

Materials and Design

Volumn 34, Issue , 2012, Pages 379-383

  Aldajah, Saud ^a   Haik, Yousef ^a  

^a UNITED ARAB EMIRATES UNIVERSITY   (United Arab Emirates)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADVANCED POLYMER COMPOSITES; ALIGNED CARBON NANOTUBES; ALIGNED CNTS; CARBON FIBER REINFORCED POLYMER COMPOSITE; CFRP COMPOSITES; CURING PROCESS; LIGHT WEIGHT; LONGITUDINAL DIRECTION; MAGNETIC NANOPARTICLES; MAXIMUM LOAD; STRUCTURAL APPLICATIONS; SURFACE ADSORPTION; THREE-POINT BENDING TEST; TRANSVERSE DIRECTIONS; TRANSVERSE MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; TRANSVERSE STIFFNESS; TRANSVERSE STRENGTH;

ADSORPTION; BENDING TESTS; CARBON FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS; MAGNETIC FIELDS; MULTIWALLED CARBON NANOTUBES (MWCN); NANOMAGNETICS; NANOPARTICLES; POLYMERS; REINFORCED PLASTICS; STIFFNESS;

CARBON FIBERS;

EID: 80052849014     PISSN: 02641275     EISSN: 18734197     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.matdes.2011.07.013     Document Type: Article

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