Polymers and Polymer Composites

Mechanical property of multiwall carbon nanotube reinforced polymer composites

Title: Mechanical property of multiwall carbon nanotube reinforced polymer composites Page Range: p.99-104 Author(s): Chao-Kai Yang; Yu-Roung Lee; Tsung-Han Hsieh; Tao-Hsing Chen; Tsung-Chieh Cheng File size: Download the pdf (subscribers only) Buy the pdf (non-subscribers) Journal: Polymers and…

January 1, 2018 By: Chao-Kai Yang; Yu-Roung Lee; Tsung-Han Hsieh; Tao-Hsing Chen; Tsung-Chieh Cheng Research article

Title: Mechanical property of multiwall carbon nanotube reinforced polymer composites
Page Range: p.99-104
Author(s): Chao-Kai Yang; Yu-Roung Lee; Tsung-Han Hsieh; Tao-Hsing Chen; Tsung-Chieh Cheng
File size:
Download the pdf (subscribers only)
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Journal: Polymers and Polymer Composites
Issue Year: ppc
Volume: 26
Issue No: No.1

Abstract
This study investigates the multiwalled carbon nanotube as potential mechanical reinforcement in epoxy polymer. It is found that, by adding various concentrations of nanotube, both flow stress and fracture strain increased. Furthermore, the presences of the multiwalled carbon nanotubes are found to nucleate crystallisation in the epoxy. This crystal growth is thought to enhance the strength of composite. The fracture surface analysis of the composite reinforced by carbon nanotube is used the scanning electron microscopy. 16 refs.


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