Effect of carbon fiber surface chemistry on the interfacial properties of carbon fibers/epoxy resin composites

Journal of Reinforced Plastics and Composites

Volumn 32, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 393-401

  Qian, Xin ^a   Chen, Liqun ^a   Huang, Jing ^a   Wang, Weixia ^a   Guan, Jianmin ^a  

^a NINGBO INSTITUTE OF MATERIALS TECHNOLOGY AND ENGINEERING   (China)

Author keywords

Carbon fibers; composites; electrochemical oxidation; interlaminar shear strength

Indexed keywords

CARBON FIBER REINFORCED COMPOSITE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITIONS; INTER-LAMINAR SHEAR STRENGTHS; INTERFACIAL BONDING; INTERFACIAL PROPERTY; MORPHOLOGICAL STRUCTURES; OXYGEN AND NITROGENS; SURFACE CONTAMINANTS;

COMPOSITE MATERIALS; ELECTROCHEMICAL OXIDATION; EPOXY RESINS; PHOTOELECTRONS; POLYACRYLONITRILES; RESINS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SURFACE CHEMISTRY; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY;

CARBON FIBERS;

ACRYLONITRILE; CARBON FIBERS; COMPOSITES; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; OXIDATION; POLYEPOXIDES; SHEAR STRENGTH; SYNTHETIC POLYMERS;

EID: 84875268389     PISSN: 07316844     EISSN: 15307964     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0731684412468369     Document Type: Article

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