Interfacial investigations and mechanical properties of carbon nanotube reinforcing Al2O3 nanocomposites

ICCM International Conferences on Composite Materials

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages

  Ahmad, I ^a   Fay, M ^a   Kennedy, A ^a   Zhu, Y Q ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Carbon Nanotubes; Fracture toughness; Interface; Nanocomposite

Indexed keywords

ALUMINA; ALUMINUM OXIDE; FRACTURE TOUGHNESS; GLASS CERAMICS; HOT PRESSING; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); NANOCOMPOSITES; REINFORCED PLASTICS; REINFORCEMENT;

CRACK BRIDGING; ELASTIC CHARACTERISTIC; INTERFACIAL CONNECTIONS; WELL-DISPERSED;

CARBON NANOTUBES;

EID: 85076869240     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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