Enhancement in Mode II Interlaminar Fracture Toughness at Cryogenic Temperature of Glass Fiber/Epoxy Composites through Matrix Modification by Carbon Nanotubes and n-Butyl Glycidyl Ether

<div>SEM images for the fracture surfaces (crack growth from left to right) after testing at RT and 77 K of (A) unmodified epoxy/glass fiber composite, (B) MWCNT modified epoxy/glass fiber composites, (C) BGE modified epoxy/glass fiber composite, and (D) both MWCNT and BGE modified epoxy/glass fiber composites.</div>

Journal of Nanomaterials

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Figure 7: Enhancement in Mode II Interlaminar Fracture Toughness at Cryogenic Temperature of Glass Fiber/Epoxy Composites through Matrix Modification by Carbon Nanotubes and n-Butyl Glycidyl Ether 

Figure 7 | Enhancement in Mode II Interlaminar Fracture Toughness at Cryogenic Temperature of Glass Fiber/Epoxy Composites through Matrix Modification by Carbon Nanotubes and n-Butyl Glycidyl Ether 