A study on effect of waviness on mechanical properties of multi-walled carbon nanotube/epoxy composites using modified halpin-tsai theory

Journal of Macromolecular Science, Part B: Physics

Volumn 50, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 2464-2480

  Arasteh, R ^a   Omidi, M ^a   Rousta, A H A ^b   Kazerooni, H ^c  

^a ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^b SHAHID BEHESHTI UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEHRAN   (Iran)

Author keywords

epoxy resin; Halpin Tsai equation; mechanical properties; MWNTs; nanocomposites; waviness correction factor

Indexed keywords

CORRECTION FACTORS; DATA VALIDATION; HALPIN - TSAI EQUATION; HALPIN-TSAI EQUATIONS; HALPIN-TSAI THEORY; MECHANICAL TESTS; MWNTS; PREDICTION OF MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; TENSILE TESTS; WEIGHT PERCENT;

EPOXY RESINS; NANOCOMPOSITES; NANOTUBES; TENSILE TESTING;

MECHANICAL PROPERTIES;

EID: 84859835043     PISSN: 00222348     EISSN: 1525609X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00222348.2011.579868     Document Type: Review

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