Mechanical properties and thermal conductivity of graphene nanoplatelet/epoxy composites

Journal of Materials Science

Volumn 50, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 1082-1093

  Wang, Fuzhong ^a,b   Drzal, Lawrence T ^b   Qin, Yan ^a   Huang, Zhixiong ^a  

^a WUHAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b Michigan State University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELASTIC MODULI; EPOXY RESINS; GLASS TRANSITION; GRAPHENE; GRAPHENE NANOPLATELETS; NANOCOMPOSITES; PARTICLE SIZE; PLATELETS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TENSILE STRENGTH;

DAMAGE MECHANISM; DYNAMIC STORAGE; FLEXURAL MODULUS; MEASUREMENTS OF; NANOPLATELET; ROLL MILLING; TENSILE AND FLEXURAL PROPERTIES;

THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY;

EID: 84925494081     PISSN: 00222461     EISSN: 15734803     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10853-014-8665-6     Document Type: Article

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