Local fracture resistance based on microstructural efficiency concept and simulation of injection molding

Theoretical and Applied Fracture Mechanics

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 47-52

  Harmia, T ^a   Friedrich, K ^a  

^a INSTITUT FÜR VERBUNDWERKSTOFFE GMBH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Long glass fibers; Polypropylene; Prediction of local fracture toughness; Short glass fibers; Simulation of fibre orientation

Indexed keywords

ASPECT RATIO; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELASTICITY; FRACTURE MECHANICS; GLASS FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS; INJECTION MOLDING; MICROSTRUCTURE; POLYPROPYLENES;

COMPACT TENSION; FIBER ORIENTATION; LINEAR ELASTIC FRACTURE MECHANICS; LOCAL FRACTURE RESISTANCE; SHORT GLASS FIBER;

FRACTURE TOUGHNESS;

EID: 0030786795     PISSN: 01678442     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-8442(96)00034-1     Document Type: Article

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