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Fractal analysis methods are used to construct a model describing the effect of a nanofiller structure (carbon nanotubes) on the structure of a nanocomposite as a whole and its mechanical properties. It is shown that an increase in the fractal dimension of carbon nanotubes, which are ring-like formations in a polymer matrix, or their compaction can increase the elasticity modulus of the nanocomposites. It is determined that a significant effect on the mentioned properties of nanocomposites is produced by the spatial structure of carbon nanotubes.
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Original Russian Text © G.V. Kozlov, I.V. Dolbin.
Translated from Prikladnaya Mekhanika i Tekhnicheskaya Fizika, Vol. 59, No. 4, pp. 215–220, July–August, 2018.
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Kozlov, G.V., Dolbin, I.V. Effect of a Nanofiller Structure on the Degree of Reinforcement of Polymer–Carbon Nanotube Nanocomposites with the Use of a Percolation Model. J Appl Mech Tech Phy 59, 765–769 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1134/S0021894418040259
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