Mechanical and thermal behavior of nanoclay based polymer nanocomposites using statistical homogenization approach

Composites Science and Technology

Volumn 71, Issue 16, 2011, Pages 1930-1935

  Baniassadi, M ^a,b   Laachachi, A ^a   Hassouna, F ^a   Addiego, F ^a   Muller, R ^b   Garmestani, H ^c   Ahzi, S ^b,c   Toniazzo, V ^a   Ruch, D ^a  

^a LUXEMBOURG INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Luxembourg)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE STRASBOURG   (France)

^c Georgia Institute of Technology   (United States)

Author keywords

A. Nanoclays; A. Nanocomposites; A. Polymer matrix composites (PMCs); B. Thermomechanical properties; C. Multiscale modeling

Indexed keywords

A. NANOCOMPOSITES; A. POLYMER-MATRIX COMPOSITES (PMCS); MULTI-SCALE MODELING; NANO CLAYS; THERMOMECHANICAL PROPERTIES;

CONTINUUM MECHANICS; ELASTIC MODULI; MONOLAYERS; POLYMER MATRIX COMPOSITES; POLYMERS; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES; THREE DIMENSIONAL;

NANOCOMPOSITES;

EID: 80054999138     PISSN: 02663538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compscitech.2011.09.008     Document Type: Article

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