Effect of the addition of milled carbon fiber as a secondary filler on the electrical conductivity of graphite/epoxy composites for electrical conductive material

Composites Part B: Engineering

Volumn 83, Issue , 2015, Pages 75-80

  Zakaria, Mohd Yusuf ^a   Sulong, Abu Bakar ^a   Sahari, Jaafar ^a   Suherman, Hendra ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITI KEBANGSAAN MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

^b BUNG HATTA UNIVERSITY   (Indonesia)

Author keywords

A. Polymer matrix composites (PMCs); B. Electrical properties; C. Computational modeling; D. Mechanical testing

Indexed keywords

CARBON CARBON COMPOSITES; CARBON FIBERS; COMPRESSION MOLDING; CONDUCTIVE MATERIALS; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; FILLED POLYMERS; FILLERS; GRAPHITE; MECHANICAL TESTING; POLYMER MATRIX COMPOSITES;

CARBON COMPOSITES; COMPUTATIONAL MODEL; CONDUCTIVE FILLERS; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; GENERAL EFFECTIVE MEDIAS; IN-PLANE CONDUCTIVITY; MILLED CARBON FIBERS; POLYMER MATRIX COMPOSITES (PMCS);

GRAPHITE EPOXY COMPOSITES;

EID: 84940552953     PISSN: 13598368     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compositesb.2015.08.034     Document Type: Article

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