Characterizing thermal and mechanical properties of graphene/epoxy nanocomposites

Composites Part B: Engineering

Volumn 56, Issue , 2014, Pages 691-697

  Shiu, Sung Chiun ^a   Tsai, Jia Lin ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHIAO TUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

A. Nano structures; B. Mechanical properties; B. Thermal properties; Molecular dynamics simulation

Indexed keywords

DENSITY DISTRIBUTIONS; INTERACTION ENERGIES; MECHANICAL AND THERMAL PROPERTIES; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS SIMULATIONS; OVERALL PROPERTIES; THERMAL AND MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; THERMAL EXPANSION COEFFICIENTS; YOUNG'S MODULUS;

DENSITY (SPECIFIC GRAVITY); ELASTIC MODULI; GLASS; LEAD OXIDE; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; NANOCOMPOSITES; POLYMERS; REINFORCEMENT; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES;

GRAPHENE;

EID: 84885145830     PISSN: 13598368     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compositesb.2013.09.007     Document Type: Article

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