Time-dependent deformation of polypropylene in response to different stress histories

Polymer

Volumn 38, Issue 18, 1997, Pages 4617-4628

  Read, B E ^a   Tomlins, P E ^a  

^a NATIONAL PHYSICAL LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Creep; Creep recovery; Physical ageing

Indexed keywords

AGING OF MATERIALS; CREEP; DEFORMATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; STRAIN; STRESS ANALYSIS;

CREEP RECOVERY;

POLYPROPYLENES;

EID: 0031237862     PISSN: 00323861     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0032-3861(96)01085-3     Document Type: Article

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