Improved mechanical properties of an epoxy glass-fiber composite reinforced with surface organomodified nanoclays

Composites Part B: Engineering

Volumn 72, Issue , 2015, Pages 175-182

  Withers, G J ^a   Yu, Y ^a   Khabashesku, V N ^b   Cercone, L ^a   Hadjiev, V G ^b   Souza, J M ^a   Davis, D C ^b,c  

^a Pipe Wrap LLC   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON   (United States)

^c DCD Consulting LLC   (United States)

Author keywords

A. Nano structures; A. Polymer matrix composites (PMCs); B. Mechanical properties; D. Electron microscopy

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITE MATERIALS; DUCTILITY; ELECTRON MICROSCOPES; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; FAILURE (MECHANICAL); FATIGUE OF MATERIALS; FATIGUE TESTING; FRACTURE; GLASS; GLASS FIBERS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; NANOCOMPOSITES; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; NANOSTRUCTURES; PETROCHEMICAL PLANTS; REINFORCEMENT; REPAIR; STRENGTH OF MATERIALS; TENSILE STRENGTH; TENSILE TESTING;

EPOXY GLASS FIBER; MONOTONIC TENSILE TESTS; PETROCHEMICAL PROCESS; POLYMER MATRIX COMPOSITES (PMCS); PRISTINE MATERIALS; REINFORCED COMPOSITE MATERIALS; REINFORCED COMPOSITES; ULTIMATE TENSILE STRENGTH;

POLYMER MATRIX COMPOSITES;

COMPOSITES; EPOXIDES; GLASS FIBERS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY; REINFORCED CONCRETE; TENSILE STRENGTH;

EID: 85027941246     PISSN: 13598368     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compositesb.2014.12.008     Document Type: Article

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