Impact and dynamic fracture resistance of crystalline thermoplastics: Prediction from bulk properties

Polymer Engineering and Science

Volumn 36, Issue 18, 1996, Pages 2296-2305

  Leevers, Patrick S ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENDING (DEFORMATION); CRACK INITIATION; CRACK PROPAGATION; CRYSTALLINE MATERIALS; FAILURE (MECHANICAL); FRACTURE TESTING; IMPACT TESTING; STRAIN MEASUREMENT; STRESS ANALYSIS; THERMAL EFFECTS; THERMOPLASTICS;

ADIABATIC THERMAL FAILURE; CRACK INITIATION RESISTANCE; CRACK PROPAGATION RESISTANCE; CRACK SPEED; FRACTURE RESISTANCE; IZOD TYPE TESTS; NOTCHED IMPACT TESTS; PRESSURIZED TUBE TEST; SHARP NOTCHED CHARPY TYPE IMPACT TESTS;

FRACTURE TOUGHNESS;

EID: 0030231090     PISSN: 00323888     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pen.10628     Document Type: Article

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