Fracture assessment of PMMA/Si kitchen sinks made from acrylic casting dispersion

Theoretical and Applied Fracture Mechanics

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 105-116

  Ferreira, J M ^a   Costa, J D ^a   Capela, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COIMBRA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CASTING; CRACK INITIATION; FAILURE ANALYSIS; FRACTURE MECHANICS; HIGH TEMPERATURE EFFECTS; POLYMETHYL METHACRYLATES; SILICA; STRESS INTENSITY FACTORS; TENSILE STRENGTH; THERMAL STRESS;

ACRYLIC CASTING DISPERSION; AMATIS; ASTERITE;

REINFORCED PLASTICS;

EID: 0031096416     PISSN: 01678442     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-8442(96)00039-0     Document Type: Article

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