Texture, transport and mechanical properties of graphite nanoplatelet/silicone composites produced by three roll mill

Composites Science and Technology

Volumn 72, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 467-475

  Raza, M A ^a   Westwood, A V K ^a   Brown, A P ^a   Stirling, C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b Morgan AM and T   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

A. Polymer matrix composites; B. Mechanical properties; B. Transport properties; D. X ray diffraction

Indexed keywords

GRAPHITE NANOPLATELETS; MECHANICAL MIXING; SHORE HARDNESS; SILICONE POLYMERS; THERMAL INTERFACE MATERIALS; THERMAL INTERFACES; TRANSPORT AND MECHANICAL PROPERTIES;

COMPRESSION TESTING; DISPERSIONS; GRAPHITE; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; SILICONES; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; TRANSPORT PROPERTIES; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

POLYMER MATRIX COMPOSITES;

EID: 84855890333     PISSN: 02663538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compscitech.2011.12.010     Document Type: Article

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