Experimental study on mechanical properties of epoxy/MWCNT nanocomposites-effects of acid treatment, pressured curing, and liquid rubber

Journal of Nanotechnology in Engineering and Medicine

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2012, Pages

  Li, Yuan ^a   Hu, Ning ^b,c   Kojima, Takashi ^c   Itoi, Takaomi ^c   Watanabe, Tomonori ^c   Nakamura, Takaya ^c   Takizawa, Naoya ^c   Inoue, Tsukuru ^c   Cui, Hao ^c   Atobe, Satoshi ^a   Fukunaga, Hisao ^a  

^a TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b CHONGQING UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^c CHIBA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

acid treatment; CNT reinforced nanocomposites; liquid rubber; mechanical properties; pressured curing

Indexed keywords

ACID TREATMENTS; EXPERIMENTAL STUDIES; FRACTURE SURFACES; INFLUENCING FACTOR; POLYMER NANOCOMPOSITE; TENSILE TESTS; TYPE II;

BENDING TESTS; CURING; LIQUIDS; LOADING; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MULTIWALLED CARBON NANOTUBES (MWCN); REINFORCEMENT; RUBBER; TENSILE TESTING;

NANOCOMPOSITES;

EPOXY RESIN; LIQUID RUBBER; MULTI WALLED NANOTUBE; NANOCOMPOSITE; RUBBER; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADHESION; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; DISPERSION; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; MATERIALS TESTING; MECHANICAL STRESS; NANOANALYSIS; NANOFABRICATION; STRESS STRAIN RELATIONSHIP; TENSILE STRENGTH; YOUNG MODULUS;

EID: 84865146272     PISSN: 19492944     EISSN: 19492952     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.4007018     Document Type: Article

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