Fracture toughness of multiphase polypropylene composites containing rubbery and particulate inclusions

Journal of Materials Science

Volumn 32, Issue 18, 1997, Pages 4767-4775

  Hornsby, P R ^a   Premphet, K ^b  

^a BRUNEL UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITE MATERIALS; CRACK PROPAGATION; FRACTURE TOUGHNESS; INCLUSIONS; MICROSCOPIC EXAMINATION; PHASE COMPOSITION; SYNTHETIC RUBBER;

ETHYLENE-PROPYLENE RUBBER;

POLYPROPYLENES;

EID: 0031222109     PISSN: 00222461     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1018683014823     Document Type: Article

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