Application of continuously-monitored single fiber fragmentation tests to carbon nanotube/carbon microfiber hybrid composites

Composites Science and Technology

Volumn 72, Issue 14, 2012, Pages 1711-1717

  Lachman, Noa ^a   Carey, Brent J ^b   Hashim, Daniel P ^b   Ajayan, Pulickel M ^b   Wagner, H Daniel ^a  

^a WEIZMANN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (Israel)

^b Rice University   (United States)

Author keywords

A. Carbon fibers; A. Carbon nanotubes; B. Fragmentation; B. Interfacial strength

Indexed keywords

B. FRAGMENTATION; CRITICAL LENGTH; FIBER DIAMETERS; FIBER STRENGTH; FRAGMENT LENGTHS; GROWTH CONDITIONS; HYBRID COMPOSITES; IN-FIBER; INTERFACIAL ADHESIONS; INTERFACIAL SHEAR STRENGTH; INTERFACIAL STRENGTH; INTERFACIAL STRESS TRANSFER; MICRO-FIBER; RELATIVE CONTRIBUTION; SINGLE FIBER COMPOSITE; SINGLE FIBER FRAGMENTATION TEST;

CARBON NANOTUBES; CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION; DEGRADATION; FIBERS; GRAFTING (CHEMICAL); TENSILE STRENGTH;

CARBON FIBERS;

EID: 84865580919     PISSN: 02663538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compscitech.2012.06.004     Document Type: Article

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