Mechanical characterization of epoxy composites modified with reactive polyol diluent and randomly-oriented amino-functionalized MWCNTs

Polymer Testing

Volumn 31, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 1083-1093

  Rahman, Muhammad M ^a   Hosur, Mahesh ^a   Zainuddin, Shaik ^a   Jajam, Kailash C ^b   Tippur, Hareesh V ^b   Jeelani, Shaik ^a  

^a TUSKEGEE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Carbon nanotubes; Fracture toughness; Nanocomposites; Toughener

Indexed keywords

CROSS-LINK DENSITIES; DIGLYCIDYL ETHER OF BISPHENOL-A; EPOXY COMPOSITE; EPOXY SYSTEMS; FLEXURAL STRAIN; FRACTURE TOUGHNESS TESTS; MECHANICAL CHARACTERIZATIONS; PRISTINE EPOXY; SINGLE EDGE NOTCH BENDS; SYNERGISTIC EFFECT; TOUGHENED EPOXIES; TOUGHENER;

ALCOHOLS; BENDING STRENGTH; CARBON NANOTUBES; EPOXY RESINS; ETHERS; FRACTURE TOUGHNESS; LOADING; NANOCOMPOSITES; RESINS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; STIFFNESS MATRIX; STRAIN ENERGY;

STIFFNESS;

EID: 84866046962     PISSN: 01429418     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.polymertesting.2012.08.010     Document Type: Article

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