Processing and mechanical characterization of carbon nanotube reinforced syntactic foams

Journal of Reinforced Plastics and Composites

Volumn 31, Issue 15, 2012, Pages 1045-1052

  Zegeye, Ephraim F ^a   Woldesenbet, Eyassu ^a,b  

^a Louisiana State University   (United States)

^b A and M College   (United States)

Author keywords

Carbon nanotube; mechanical properties; syntactic foams

Indexed keywords

COMPRESSIVE MODULI; DAMPING COEFFICIENTS; DYNAMIC MECHANICAL PROPERTY; EPOXY SYSTEMS; MECHANICAL CHARACTERIZATIONS; MICROBALLOONS; SYNTACTIC FOAMS; VERTICALLY ALIGNED NANOTUBES; WEIGHT PERCENT;

CARBON NANOTUBES; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; NANOTUBES; REINFORCEMENT;

SYNTACTICS;

EID: 84865203434     PISSN: 07316844     EISSN: 15307964     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0731684412452919     Document Type: Article

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