Mechanical and shape recovery properties of shape memory polymer composite embedded with cup-stacked carbon nanotubes

Journal of Intelligent Material Systems and Structures

Volumn 25, Issue 10, 2014, Pages 1264-1275

  Yu, Kai ^a   Liu, Yanju ^a,b   Liu, Yong ^a   Peng, Hua Xin ^b   Leng, Jinsong ^a  

^a HARBIN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Carbon fiber; mechanical properties; polymer matrix composites; smart materials

Indexed keywords

CARBON FIBERS; FILLERS; INTELLIGENT MATERIALS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MULTIWALLED CARBON NANOTUBES (MWCN); POLYMER MATRIX COMPOSITES; REINFORCEMENT; SHAPE MEMORY EFFECT; SHAPE OPTIMIZATION; STYRENE; TENSILE STRENGTH;

EXTERNAL RESISTANCE; EXTERNAL STIMULUS; POLYMER REINFORCEMENTS; REINFORCEMENT FILLER; SHAPE MEMORY POLYMERS; SHAPE RECOVERY PROPERTIES; THERMAL STIMULI; UNIQUE MORPHOLOGIES;

REINFORCED PLASTICS;

EID: 84901850147     PISSN: 1045389X     EISSN: 15308138     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1045389X13504475     Document Type: Article

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