Effect of dispersion conditions on the thermo-mechanical and toughness properties of multi walled carbon nanotubes-reinforced epoxy

Composites Part B: Engineering

Volumn 43, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 2697-2705

  Gkikas, G ^a   Barkoula, N M ^a   Paipetis, A S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOANNINA   (Greece)

Author keywords

A. Polymer matrix composites (PMCs); B. Fracture toughness; D. Mechanical testing; D. Thermal Analysis; Dispersion of Carbon Nanotubes

Indexed keywords

3-POINT BENDING; CNT DISPERSION; DISPERSION CONDITION; ENERGY INPUTS; EPOXY MATRICES; INFLUENCING PARAMETERS; INTERFACIAL BONDING; MULTI-WALLED; POLYMERMATRIX COMPOSITES (PMCS); SINGLE EDGE NOTCHES; TENSILE TESTS; THERMO-MECHANICAL; TOUGHNESS PROPERTIES;

CARBON NANOTUBES; DISPERSIONS; ELASTIC MODULI; LOADING; POLYMER MATRIX COMPOSITES; REINFORCED PLASTICS; TENSILE TESTING; THERMOANALYSIS;

SONICATION;

EID: 84862899878     PISSN: 13598368     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compositesb.2012.01.070     Document Type: Conference Paper

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