Mechanical and electrical properties of carbon fiber composites with incorporation of graphene nanoplatelets at the fiber-matrix interphase

Composites Part B: Engineering

Volumn 69, Issue , 2015, Pages 335-341

  Qin, Wenzhen ^a,b   Vautard, Frederic ^b   Drzal, Lawrence T ^b   Yu, Junrong ^a  

^a DONGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Michigan State University   (United States)

Author keywords

A. Carbon fiber; A. Nano structures; B. Mechanical properties; E. Autoclave

Indexed keywords

CARBON FIBER COMPOSITE; E. AUTOCLAVES; FIBER-MATRIX INTERPHASE; GRAPHENE NANOPLATELETS; MECHANICAL AND ELECTRICAL PROPERTIES;

EID: 84908354676     PISSN: 13598368     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compositesb.2014.10.014     Document Type: Article

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