The thermal and mechanical properties of graphite foam/epoxy resin composites

Materials and Design

Volumn 40, Issue , 2012, Pages 497-501

  Chen, Xiunan ^a   Lu, Yonggen ^a   Zhang, Xin ^a   Zhao, Fangjia ^a  

^a DONGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

A. Composites; E. Thermal; F. Constitution

Indexed keywords

COMPRESSION STRENGTH; E. THERMAL; F. CONSTITUTION; GRAPHITE FOAM; HEAT TRANSFER PROPERTIES; MASS FRACTION; NETWORK STRUCTURES; RESIN COMPOSITES; THERMAL AND MECHANICAL PROPERTIES;

EPOXY RESINS; FOAMS; GRAPHITE; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; RESINS; THERMAL DIFFUSIVITY;

THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY;

EID: 84860607303     PISSN: 02641275     EISSN: 18734197     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.matdes.2012.04.026     Document Type: Article

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