Fabrication and properties of CNTs/carbon fabric hybrid multiscale composites processed via resin transfer molding technique

Composites Part B: Engineering

Volumn 46, Issue , 2013, Pages 123-129

  Wang, Bai Chen ^a   Zhou, Xia ^a   Ma, Ke Ming ^a  

^a SHENYANG AEROSPACE UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

A. Carbon fiber; A. Hybrid; D. Mechanical testing; E. Resin transfer molding (RTM)

Indexed keywords

CARBON NANOTUBES; CRACKS; FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS; GLASS TRANSITION; MECHANICAL TESTING; MOLDING; POLYMER MATRIX COMPOSITES; REINFORCEMENT; RESINS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TRANSFER MOLDING; YARN;

A. HYBRID; CARBON FABRIC COMPOSITES; CARBON FIBER REINFORCED COMPOSITE; E. RESIN TRANSFER MOLDINGS; HYBRIDIZATION EFFICIENCY; NANOSCALE REINFORCEMENTS; POLYMER BASED COMPOSITE; RESIN TRANSFER MOLDINGS (RTM);

RESIN TRANSFER MOLDING;

EID: 84872331018     PISSN: 13598368     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compositesb.2012.10.022     Document Type: Article

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