Toward high performance epoxy/halloysite nanocomposites: New insights based on rheological, curing, and impact properties

Materials and Design

Volumn 68, Issue , 2015, Pages 42-53

  Vahedi, Vahdat ^a   Pasbakhsh, Pooria ^a   Chai, Siang Piao ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Epoxy nanocomposites; Fracture mechanism; Halloysite nanotubes; Rheological properties; Ultrasonication

Indexed keywords

CURING; IMPACT STRENGTH; KAOLINITE; MIXING; NANOTUBES; REINFORCEMENT; VISCOSITY;

EPOXY NANOCOMPOSITES; FRACTURE MECHANISMS; HALLOYSITE NANOTUBES; RHEOLOGICAL PROPERTY; ULTRA-SONICATION;

NANOCOMPOSITES;

EID: 84921299547     PISSN: 02641275     EISSN: 18734197     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.matdes.2014.12.010     Document Type: Article

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