Mechanical, electrical and other properties of nanocomposite fibres

Mechanical, electrical and other properties of nanocomposite fibres 

Overall, there is considerable variability in the published mechanical data due to the largely different systems and experimental approaches. Nevertheless, a tentative comparison of data for melt-spun fibres to the typical data for bulk systems processed in the melt (see Section indicates a more 

11 Representative engineering stress-strain diagrams of (a) as-spun and (b) heat-treated PEEK-CNF nanocomposite fibres as a function of nanofibre content. (Tensile tests were based on a constant force ramp.  

As in the case of bulk nanotube composites, absolute values of the mechanical properties are mostly disappointing relative to the expectations generated by the mechanical properties of perfect nanotubes the reasons are 

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