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The effect of functionalized thin multiwall carbon nanotubes (f-MWCNTs, 2–6 graphene layers) on a rigid epoxy matrix is studied. As a result of f-MWCNT modification, the elastic modulus of the matrix is retained and the ultimate strain and, hence, the strength of the cross-linked polymers increase. According to X-ray diffraction and transmission electron microscopy data, the increase in the strength is related to the f-MWCNT-induced change in the structure of the epoxy matrix.
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Original Russian Text © R.V. Akatenkov, V.N. Aleksashin, I.V. Anoshkin, A.N. Babin, V.A. Bogatov, V.P. Grachev, S.V. Kondrashov, V.T. Minakov, E.G. Rakov, 2011, published in Deformatsiya i Razrushenie Materialov, 2011, No. 11, pp. 35–39.
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Akatenkov, R.V., Aleksashin, V.N., Anoshkin, I.V. et al. Effect of low contents of functionalized nanotubes on the physicomechanical properties and structure of epoxy compositions. Russ. Metall. 2013, 245–250 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1134/S0036029512100023
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