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A polypropylene-matrix composite material functionalized by nanoporous particulates was produced. When the temperature is relatively low, the matrix dominates the system behavior. When the temperature is relatively high, with a sufficiently large external pressure the polymer phase can be intruded into the nanopores, providing an energy absorption mechanism.
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Lu, W., Punyamurtula, V.K., Han, A. et al. A thermally sensitive energy-absorbing composite functionalized by nanoporous carbon. Journal of Materials Research 24, 3308–3312 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1557/jmr.2009.0408
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