Fracture behavior of high-impact polystyrene under an aggressive environment

Polymer Engineering and Science

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 146-150

  Corleto, Carlos R ^a   Sosa, Jose ^b   Bradley, Walter L ^c   Hurtado, Jose ^a   Daumerie, Michael ^b  

^a Texas AandM University Kingsville   (United States)

^b Fina Oil and Chemical   (United States)

^c Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITE MICROMECHANICS; FRACTURE; FRACTURE TESTING; FRACTURE TOUGHNESS; LOADS (FORCES); MATERIALS TESTING; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; RUBBER; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

AGGRESSIVE ENVIRONMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL FRACTURE RESISTANCE; HIGH IMPACT POLYSTYRENE;

POLYSTYRENES;

EID: 0029753083     PISSN: 00323888     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pen.10395     Document Type: Article

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