A parametric study of the shock characteristics of expandable polystyrene foam protective packaging

Polymer Engineering and Science

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 558-565

  Lye, S W ^a   Lee, S G ^a   Tor, S B ^a  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DENSITY (SPECIFIC GRAVITY); IMPACT TESTING; PACKAGING MATERIALS; PLASTICS APPLICATIONS; POLYSTYRENES; SHOCK TESTING;

CUSHIONING BUFFERS;

FLEXIBLE FOAMED PLASTICS;

EID: 0032035677     PISSN: 00323888     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pen.10218     Document Type: Article

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