Effect of NH 2-MWCNTs on crosslink density of epoxy matrix and ILSS properties of e-glass/epoxy composites

Composite Structures

Volumn 95, Issue , 2013, Pages 213-221

  Rahman, M M ^a   Zainuddin, S ^a   Hosur, M V ^a   Robertson, C J ^a   Kumar, A ^b   Trovillion, J ^b   Jeelani, S ^a  

^a TUSKEGEE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b U S ARMY ENGINEER RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Calendaring; Crosslink density; Functionalized MWCNTs; Interlaminar shear strength; Sonication

Indexed keywords

AMINE FUNCTIONAL GROUPS; CALENDARING; CROSS-LINK DENSITIES; E-GLASS; EPOXIDE GROUPS; EPOXY MATRICES; EPOXY SYSTEMS; FIBER SURFACE; FRP COMPOSITE; FUNCTIONALIZED; INTERLAMINAR SHEAR STRENGTH; MATRIX MODIFICATION; PROPERTIES OF FIBER; RUBBER ELASTICITY THEORY; THERMOMECHANICAL PROPERTIES;

CROSSLINKING; DENSITY (SPECIFIC GRAVITY); DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORY; ELASTICITY; FUNCTIONAL GROUPS; LOADING; SONICATION;

EPOXY RESINS;

EID: 84868104573     PISSN: 02638223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compstruct.2012.07.019     Document Type: Article

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