Synthesis of epoxy composites with high carbon nanotube loading and effects of tubular and wavy morphology on composite strength and modulus

Polymer

Volumn 52, Issue 26, 2011, Pages 6037-6045

  Feng, Qing Ping ^a   Shen, Xiao Jun ^a   Yang, Jiao Ping ^a   Fu, Shao Yun ^a,b   Mai, Yiu Wing ^c   Friedrich, Klaus ^b,d  

^a TECHNICAL INSTITUTE OF PHYSICS AND CHEMISTRY   (China)

^b INSTITUT FÜR VERBUNDWERKSTOFFE GMBH   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^d KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Analytical modeling; Carbon nanotube; Mechanical performance

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL MODELS; CARBON NANOTUBES; DIGITAL STORAGE; ELASTIC MODULI; PRESSES (MACHINE TOOLS); SINGLE-WALLED CARBON NANOTUBES (SWCN); TENSILE STRENGTH; YARN;

COMPOSITE MODULUS; COMPOSITE STRENGTH; EFFECTIVE APPROACHES; LAYER-BY-LAYER METHODS; MECHANICAL PERFORMANCE; NANOTUBE LOADING; SINGLEWALLED CARBON NANOTUBE (SWCNT); TEMPERATURE RANGE;

LOADING;

EID: 82755194941     PISSN: 00323861     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.polymer.2011.10.049     Document Type: Article

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