Enhancement of fatigue life of polyurethane composites containing carbon nanotubes

Composites Part B: Engineering

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 740-744

  Loos, M R ^a   Yang, J ^a   Feke, D L ^a   Manas Zloczower, I ^a   Unal, S ^b   Younes, U ^b  

^a Case Western Reserve University   (United States)

^b Formerly Baver Material Science AG   (United States)

Author keywords

A. Polymer matrix composites (PMCs); A. Theromosetting resin; B. Fatigue; B. Mechanical properties; Carbon nanotubes

Indexed keywords

CRACK-BRIDGING; CYCLIC FATIGUE; CYCLIC FATIGUE TESTS; EPOXY SYSTEMS; FATIGUE PROPERTIES; LOAD LEVELS; NUMBER OF CYCLES TO FAILURE; POLYMERMATRIX COMPOSITES (PMCS); POLYURETHANE COMPOSITES; PU SYSTEMS; PULL-OUT; S-N CURVE; STRUCTURAL APPLICATIONS;

CARBON NANOTUBES; FATIGUE TESTING; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; POLYMER MATRIX COMPOSITES; POLYURETHANES;

FATIGUE OF MATERIALS;

EID: 84867553228     PISSN: 13598368     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compositesb.2012.01.038     Document Type: Article

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