Improvements in mechanical and thermo-mechanical properties of e-glass/epoxy composites using amino functionalized MWCNTs

Composite Structures

Volumn 94, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 2397-2406

  Rahman, M M ^a   Zainuddin, S ^a   Hosur, M V ^a   Malone, J E ^a   Salam, M B A ^a   Kumar, Ashok ^b   Jeelani, S ^a  

^a TUSKEGEE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b U S ARMY ENGINEER RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Calendaring; Functionalized MWCNTs; Mechanical and thermo mechanical properties; Sonication

Indexed keywords

CALENDARING; CROSSLINKS; DISPERSION METHODS; E-GLASS; ELEVATED TEMPERATURE; FUNCTIONALIZED; HAND LAY-UP; HOT PRESS; INTERFACIAL ADHESIONS; INTERFACIAL BONDING; MODIFIED RESIN; THERMOMECHANICAL PROPERTIES; ULTRA-SONICATION; UNIFORM DISPERSIONS;

DISPERSIONS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; SONICATION;

LOADING;

EID: 84860840615     PISSN: 02638223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compstruct.2012.03.014     Document Type: Article

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