Prediction of the critical particle size for toughening a glassy polymer

Polymer

Volumn 38, Issue 12, 1997, Pages 3135-3137

  Shieu, F S ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHUNG HSING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Critical particle size; Interface; Periodic cracking method; Polycarbonate; Polymer blend; Polystyrene

Indexed keywords

CRACK INITIATION; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; PLASTIC FILMS; POLYCARBONATES; POLYMER BLENDS; POLYSTYRENES; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SHEAR STRESS; TENSILE TESTING; TOUGHENING;

CRITICAL PARTICLE SIZE; PERIODIC CRACKING METHOD;

POLYMERIC GLASS;

EID: 0031167296     PISSN: 00323861     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0032-3861(96)01070-1     Document Type: Article

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