Fabrication and mechanical properties of clay/epoxy nanocomposite and its polymer concrete

Materials and Design

Volumn 40, Issue , 2012, Pages 443-452

  Shokrieh, Mahmood M ^a   Kefayati, Amir R ^a   Chitsazzadeh, Majid ^a  

^a IRAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

Author keywords

A. Nanomaterials; A. Polymer matrix; E. Mechanical

Indexed keywords

CLAY LAYERS; CLOISITE; COMPRESSION STRENGTH; D-SPACING; DISPERSION STATE; E. MECHANICAL; EPOXY POLYMERS; FABRICATION PROCESS; FILLER CONTENTS; FLEXURAL MODULUS; FRACTURE MECHANISMS; INTERCALATED NANOCOMPOSITES; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF POLYMERS; NANO CLAYS; NANOCLAY DISPERSION; NANOCLAY LAYERS; NANOCLAY PARTICLES; OUTPUT POWER; POLYMER CONCRETES; PRODUCTION PROCESS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPE; XRD;

BENDING STRENGTH; DISPERSIONS; FABRICATION; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MECHANICAL TESTING; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SONICATION; TENSILE STRENGTH; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

NANOCOMPOSITES;

EID: 84860319838     PISSN: 02641275     EISSN: 18734197     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.matdes.2012.03.008     Document Type: Article

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