Temperature and rate effects on stable crack growth in a particulate composite material

Experimental Mechanics

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 290-295

  Liu, C T ^a   Smith, C W ^b  

^a AIR FORCE RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b State University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRACK PROPAGATION; LOADS (FORCES); MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER); POLYBUTADIENES; STRESS INTENSITY FACTORS; THERMAL EFFECTS;

CRACK GROWTH RESISTANCE CURVES; LOADING RATE; STABLE CRACK GROWTH;

COMPOSITE MATERIALS;

EID: 0030243744     PISSN: 00144851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02318021     Document Type: Article

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