Mechanical performance of CNT-filled glass fiber/epoxy composite in in-situ elevated temperature environments emphasizing the role of CNT content

Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing

Volumn 84, Issue , 2016, Pages 364-376

  Rathore, Dinesh Kumar ^a   Prusty, Rajesh Kumar ^a   Kumar, Devalingam Santhosh ^a   Ray, Bankim Chandra ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

A. Carbon nanotubes and nanofibers; A. Polymer matrix composites (PMCs); D. Fractography; D. Mechanical testing

Indexed keywords

CARBON NANOTUBES; DYNAMIC MECHANICAL ANALYSIS; FRACTURE MECHANICS; GLASS; GLASS FIBERS; MECHANICAL TESTING; NANOTUBES; POLYMER MATRIX COMPOSITES; POLYPROPYLENES; THERMOANALYSIS; WEIBULL DISTRIBUTION; YARN;

ACCELERATED DEGRADATION; D. DYNAMIC MECHANICAL THERMAL ANALYSES (DMTA); ELEVATED TEMPERATURE ENVIRONMENT; FRACTOGRAPHIC ANALYSIS; INCREASING TEMPERATURES; NANO-FILLER REINFORCEMENT; POLYMER MATRIX COMPOSITES (PMCS); VISCO-ELASTIC BEHAVIORS;

MULTIWALLED CARBON NANOTUBES (MWCN);

EID: 84959419808     PISSN: 1359835X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compositesa.2016.02.020     Document Type: Article

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