Simultaneous reinforcement and toughening of polyurethane composites with carbon nanotube/halloysite nanotube hybrids

Composites Science and Technology

Volumn 91, Issue , 2014, Pages 98-103

  Jiang, Ling ^a   Zhang, Chao ^a   Liu, Mingkai ^a   Yang, Zhe ^a   Tjiu, Weng Weei ^b   Liu, Tianxi ^a  

^a FUDAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b AGENCY FOR SCIENCE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

A. Carbon nanotubes; A. Hybrid composites; A. Nanoclays; A. Polymer matrix composites (PMCs); B. Mechanical properties

Indexed keywords

HALLOYSITE NANOTUBES; HYBRID COMPOSITES; MORPHOLOGY AND MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; NANO CLAYS; POLYMER MATRIX COMPOSITES (PMCS); POLYURETHANE COMPOSITES; SOLUTION-CASTING METHOD; STRENGTH AND TOUGHNESS;

ELASTIC MODULI; ELASTOMERS; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; NANOCOMPOSITES; POLYURETHANES; REINFORCED PLASTICS; TENSILE STRENGTH; TENSILE TESTING; THERMOGRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS; THREE DIMENSIONAL; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

REINFORCEMENT;

EID: 84890945159     PISSN: 02663538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compscitech.2013.11.025     Document Type: Article

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