Nanoscale structure and local mechanical properties of fiber-reinforced composites containing MWCNT-grafted hybrid glass fibers

Composites Science and Technology

Volumn 72, Issue 14, 2012, Pages 1705-1710

  Wood, Charles D ^a   Palmeri, Marc J ^a   Putz, Karl W ^a   Ho, Gregory ^b   Barto, Rick ^b   Catherine Brinson, L ^a  

^a Northwestern University   (United States)

^b LOCKHEED MARTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

A. Carbon nanotubes; A. Hybrid composites; B. Mechanical properties; Nanoindentation

Indexed keywords

EPOXY MATRICES; FIBER SURFACE; FIBER-REINFORCED COMPOSITE; FOREST REGIONS; HYBRID COMPOSITES; HYBRID FIBER; HYBRID GLASS; IN-SITU MEASUREMENT; LOCAL MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MATRIX REGIONS; NANO-FILLERS; NANO-STRUCTURED; NANOSCALE STRUCTURE; STRONG CORRELATION; STRUCTURE AND PROPERTIES;

CARBON NANOTUBES; CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION; FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS; FORESTRY; GLASS FIBERS; GRAFTING (CHEMICAL); MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; NANOINDENTATION; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

FIBERS;

CARBON; CHEMICAL REACTIONS; COMPOSITES; FIBERS; FORESTRY; GLASS FIBERS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; PLASTICS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

EID: 84865611312     PISSN: 02663538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compscitech.2012.06.008     Document Type: Article

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