Photodegradation of polypropylene mouldings containing weld lines: Mechanical properties and surface cracking

Plastics, Rubber and Composites Processing and Applications

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 237-248

  Rabello, M S ^a,b   White, J R ^a  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PARAÍBA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRACK INITIATION; CRACK PROPAGATION; FRACTOGRAPHY; MOLECULAR ORIENTATION; PHOTOCHEMICAL REACTIONS; SURFACE TESTING; TENSILE PROPERTIES; TENSILE TESTING; THERMAL EFFECTS; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; X RAY DIFFRACTION ANALYSIS;

PHOTODEGRADATION; POLYPROPYLENE MOULDINGS; WELD LINES;

POLYPROPYLENES;

EID: 0030384770     PISSN: 09598111     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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