Microstructure and mechanical properties of epoxy hybrid nanocomposites modified with acrylic tri-block-copolymer and layered-silicate nanoclay

Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing

Volumn 43, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 945-954

  Bashar, Mohammad ^a   Sundararaj, Uttandaraman ^b   Mertiny, Pierre ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

A. Nano structures; B. Mechanical properties; C. Damage mechanics; D. Mechanical testing

Indexed keywords

DAMAGE MECHANICS; DISPERSION STATE; EPOXY MATRICES; HYBRID NANOCOMPOSITES; MICROSTRUCTURE AND MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MODIFIED EPOXY; MORPHOLOGY AND MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; NANO CLAYS; NANO-STRUCTURED; NANOFILLER; OPTIMUM PROPERTIES; ORGANOPHILIC; SELF-ASSEMBLED; SPHERICAL MICELLES; TENSILE STIFFNESS; TERNARY NANOCOMPOSITES;

COPOLYMERS; DEGREES OF FREEDOM (MECHANICS); MECHANICAL TESTING; MICROSTRUCTURE; SILICATES; STIFFNESS; TENSILE STRENGTH;

NANOCOMPOSITES;

EID: 84860171979     PISSN: 1359835X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compositesa.2012.01.010     Document Type: Article

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