Microscopic observation and micromechanical modeling to predict the enhanced mechanical properties of multi-walled carbon nanotubes reinforced crosslinked high density polyethylene

Carbon

Volumn 67, Issue , 2014, Pages 475-487

  Roumeli, E ^a   Pavlidou, E ^a   Bikiaris, D ^a   Chrissafis, K ^a  

^a ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON; CARBON NANOTUBES; COMPOSITE MICROMECHANICS; DENSITY (SPECIFIC GRAVITY); DIGITAL STORAGE; FILLERS; HIGH RESOLUTION TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MECHANISMS; NANOTUBES; POLYETHYLENES; REINFORCED PLASTICS; REINFORCEMENT; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; YARN;

COMPETITIVE MECHANISMS; DEFORMATION BEHAVIOR; MECHANICAL PERFORMANCE; MICRO RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY; MICRO-MECHANICAL MODELING; MICROMECHANICAL MODEL; MICROSCOPIC OBSERVATIONS; SCANNING AND TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

MULTIWALLED CARBON NANOTUBES (MWCN);

EID: 84892805284     PISSN: 00086223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.carbon.2013.10.020     Document Type: Article

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