Advanced Models for Modulus and Strength of Carbon-Nanotube-Filled Polymer Systems Assuming the Networks of Carbon Nanotubes and Interphase Section
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Upgrading of Models and Equations
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Confirming Views
3.2. Tensile Modulus
3.3. Tensile Strength
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Zare, Y.; Rhee, K. Advanced Models for Modulus and Strength of Carbon-Nanotube-Filled Polymer Systems Assuming the Networks of Carbon Nanotubes and Interphase Section. Mathematics 2021, 9, 990. https://doi.org/10.3390/math9090990
Zare Y, Rhee K. Advanced Models for Modulus and Strength of Carbon-Nanotube-Filled Polymer Systems Assuming the Networks of Carbon Nanotubes and Interphase Section. Mathematics. 2021; 9(9):990. https://doi.org/10.3390/math9090990
Chicago/Turabian StyleZare, Yasser, and Kyongyop Rhee. 2021. "Advanced Models for Modulus and Strength of Carbon-Nanotube-Filled Polymer Systems Assuming the Networks of Carbon Nanotubes and Interphase Section" Mathematics 9, no. 9: 990. https://doi.org/10.3390/math9090990