The reinforcing effect of graphene nanosheets on the cryogenic mechanical properties of epoxy resins

Composites Science and Technology

Volumn 72, Issue 13, 2012, Pages 1581-1587

  Shen, Xiao Jun ^a,b   Liu, Yu ^a   Xiao, Hong Mei ^a   Feng, Qing Ping ^a   Yu, Zhong Zhen ^c   Fu, Shao Yun ^a  

^a TECHNICAL INSTITUTE OF PHYSICS AND CHEMISTRY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

^c BEIJING UNIVERSITY OF CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

A. Nanocomposites; A. Polymer matrix composites (PMCs); B. Mechanical properties; B. Strength

Indexed keywords

B. STRENGTH; EPOXY COMPOSITE; EPOXY MATRICES; LIQUID NITROGEN TEMPERATURE; POLYMERMATRIX COMPOSITES (PMCS); REINFORCING EFFECTS; ROOM TEMPERATURE; SCANNING ELECTRONS; SMALL ANGLE X-RAY SCATTERING; TENSILE AND IMPACT PROPERTIES; WEIGHT FRACTIONS; YOUNG'S MODULUS;

EPOXY RESINS; GRAPHENE; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MECHANICAL TESTING; REINFORCEMENT; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TENSILE STRENGTH; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

CRYOGENICS;

EID: 84864405715     PISSN: 02663538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compscitech.2012.06.021     Document Type: Article

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