Research Article

Analysis of Carbon Nanotubes on the Mechanical Properties at Atomic Scale

Table 1

Geometrical and material properties of C–C bonds.

Beam elementAbbreviationValueUnit

Diameter 0.146nm
Cross-section area 1.678 10-2nm2
Moment of inertia 2.241 10-5nm4
Young’s modulus 5.530TPa
Shear elastic modulus 0.871TPa