Fracture behavior of epoxy nanocomposites reinforced with different carbon nano-reinforcements

Composite Structures

Volumn 95, Issue , 2013, Pages 577-581

  Shadlou, S ^a   Alishahi, E ^a   Ayatollahi, M R ^a  

^a IRAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Brittle fracture; Carbon nanoenhancers; Epoxy; Nanocomposite; Shear bands

Indexed keywords

CARBON NANO PARTICLES; CYLINDRICAL SHAPES; DIFFERENT SHAPES; DISPERSION STATE; EPOXY; EPOXY NANOCOMPOSITES; EPOXY-BASED NANOCOMPOSITES; FRACTURE BEHAVIOR; FRACTURE MECHANISMS; FRACTURE SURFACES; GRAPHENE OXIDES; HIGH ASPECT RATIO; MIXED MODE FRACTURE; NANO DIAMOND; NANO-PLATELETS; NANO-REINFORCEMENTS; SEMI-CIRCULAR BENDING; SPHERICAL SHAPE; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY TEM;

ASPECT RATIO; BRITTLE FRACTURE; CARBON; FILLERS; FRACTURE TESTING; FRACTURE TOUGHNESS; NANODIAMONDS; PHOTOGRAPHY; REINFORCEMENT; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SHEAR BANDS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

NANOCOMPOSITES;

EID: 84868111545     PISSN: 02638223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compstruct.2012.08.002     Document Type: Article

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