Rheology and conductivity of carbon fibre composites with defined fibre lengths

Composites Science and Technology

Volumn 85, Issue , 2013, Pages 58-64

  Starý, Zdeněk ^a   Krückel, Johannes ^a   Weck, Constantin ^a   Schubert, Dirk W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

A. Carbon fibres; A. Polymer matrix composites; B. Electrical properties; D. Rheology

Indexed keywords

CARBON FIBRE COMPOSITES; CONDUCTIVE FILLERS; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; FIBRE CONCENTRATIONS; FIBRE VOLUME FRACTION; FILLER CONCENTRATION; PERCOLATION THRESHOLDS; SHORT CARBON FIBRES;

CARBON FIBERS; ELASTICITY; ELECTRIC PROPERTIES; FILLERS; POLYPROPYLENES; RHEOLOGY;

FIBERS;

EID: 84880125723     PISSN: 02663538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compscitech.2013.06.006     Document Type: Article

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