Functionally graded carbon nanofiber/phenolic nanocomposites and their mechanical properties

Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing

Volumn 54, Issue , 2013, Pages 124-134

  Bafekrpour, Ehsan ^a,b   Yang, Chunhui ^c   Natali, Maurizio ^d   Fox, Bronwyn ^d  

^a DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

A. Carbon fiber; A. Polymer matrix composites (PMCs); B. Mechanical properties; C. Analytical modeling

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITE BEAM; COMPOSITIONAL GRADIENTS; COMPRESSION-MOLDING TECHNIQUE; EXTERNAL LOADING; FLEXURAL PROPERTIES; FRACTURE SURFACES; FUNCTIONALLY GRADED; POLYMER MATRIX COMPOSITES (PMCS);

BENDING STRENGTH; CARBON FIBERS; CARBON NANOFIBERS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

NANOCOMPOSITES;

EID: 84882407035     PISSN: 1359835X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compositesa.2013.07.009     Document Type: Article

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