Mechanical properties of graphene platelets reinforced syntactic foams

Composites Part B: Engineering

Volumn 60, Issue , 2014, Pages 268-273

  Zegeye, Ephraim ^a   Ghamsari, Ali K ^a   Woldesenbet, Eyassu ^a,b  

^a SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Louisiana State University   (United States)

Author keywords

A. Foams; B. Mechanical properties; Graphene platelets (GPs)

Indexed keywords

ADDITIVES; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; DETERIORATION; GRAPHENE; PLATELETS; SYNTACTICS; TENSILE STRENGTH; VOLUME FRACTION;

GRAPHENE PLATELETS; GRAPHENE SHEETS; LOW FILLING FRACTION; OPTIMAL PROPERTIES; SURFACE-MODIFIED; SYNTACTIC FOAMS; TENSILE BEHAVIORS; TRANSMISSION MICROSCOPY;

FOAMS;

EID: 84892739984     PISSN: 13598368     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compositesb.2013.12.040     Document Type: Article

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