Dispersion of carbon nanofibres in a low viscosity resin by calendering process to manufacture multiscale composites by VARIM

Composites Part B: Engineering

Volumn 43, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 3104-3113

  Jimenez Suarez A ^a   Campo, M ^a   Sanchez M ^a   Romon C ^a   Urena A ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD REY JUAN CARLOS   (Spain)

Author keywords

A. Polymer matrix composites (PMCs); Carbon nanofibre; E. Injection moulding

Indexed keywords

CARBON NANOFIBRES; CHEMICAL METHOD; E.INJECTION MOULDING; LOW VISCOSITY; MECHANICAL PROCESS; MULTI-SCALE COMPOSITES; MULTISCALES; POLYMERMATRIX COMPOSITES (PMCS); REINFORCED COMPOSITES; SEQUENTIAL METHODS; THERMOMECHANICAL PROPERTIES;

CALENDERING; CALENDERS; CARBON NANOFIBERS; DISPERSIONS; EPOXY RESINS; NANOCOMPOSITES; ORGANIC SOLVENTS; POLYMER MATRIX COMPOSITES; RESINS; VISCOSITY;

AUTOMOBILE MANUFACTURE;

EID: 84866737347     PISSN: 13598368     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compositesb.2012.04.030     Document Type: Article

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