Mechanical characterization of epoxy composite with multiscale reinforcements: Carbon nanotubes and short carbon fibers

Materials and Design

Volumn 60, Issue , 2014, Pages 34-40

  Rahmanian, S ^a   Suraya, A R ^a   Shazed, M A ^a   Zahari, R ^a   Zainudin, E S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY PUTRA MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Carbon nanotube; Experimental study; Mechanical property; Multiscale composite; Nanocomposite

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; NANOCOMPOSITES; REINFORCEMENT; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION METHODS; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FRACTURE SURFACES; MAXIMUM STIFFNESS; MECHANICAL CHARACTERIZATIONS; MULTI-SCALE COMPOSITES; REINFORCING EFFECTS; SHORT CARBON FIBERS;

CARBON NANOTUBES;

EID: 84898834318     PISSN: 02641275     EISSN: 18734197     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.matdes.2014.03.039     Document Type: Article

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