Enhanced mechanical properties of unidirectional basalt fiber/epoxy composites using silane-modified Na+-montmorillonite nanoclay

Polymer Testing

Volumn 55, Issue , 2016, Pages 135-142

  Khosravi, Hamed ^a   Eslami Farsani, Reza ^a  

^a K N TOOSI UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Basalt fiber; Mechanical response; Microstructure; Multiscale composites; Nanoclay; Salinization

Indexed keywords

BASALT; CLAY MINERALS; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; FIBERS; MICROSTRUCTURE; NANOCOMPOSITES; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SILICON COMPOUNDS; SODIUM; THERMOANALYSIS; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

BASALT FIBER; MECHANICAL RESPONSE; MULTI-SCALE COMPOSITES; NANO CLAYS; SALINIZATION;

LAMINATED COMPOSITES;

EID: 84983611855     PISSN: 01429418     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.polymertesting.2016.08.011     Document Type: Article

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