Temperature and strain-rate dependence of yield stress of polyethylene

Journal of Polymer Science, Part B: Polymer Physics

Volumn 36, Issue 12, 1998, Pages 2177-2189

  Brooks, N W J ^a,b   Duckett, R A ^a   Ward, I M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b LONDON METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Crystal plasticity; Polyethylene; Stem length; Yield

Indexed keywords

ELASTOPLASTICITY; NUCLEATION; STRAIN RATE; THERMAL EFFECTS; VISCOELASTICITY; YIELD STRESS;

CRYSTAL PLASTICITY;

POLYETHYLENES;

EID: 0032167128     PISSN: 08876266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-0488(19980915)36:12<2177::AID-POLB15>3.0.CO;2-X     Document Type: Article

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