Experiments on the impact strength of microcellular polycarbonate

American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Materials Division (Publication) MD

Volumn 82, Issue , 1998, Pages 45-51

  Barlow, Chris C ^a   Weller, John E ^a   Kumar, Vipin ^a   Bordia, Rajendra K ^a   Flinn, Brian ^a  

^a University of Washington   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DENSITY (SPECIFIC GRAVITY); FRACTURE TOUGHNESS; IMPACT TESTING; POLYCARBONATES; PORE SIZE;

FLEXED-BEAM IZOD IMPACT TEST; MICROCELLULAR POLYMERIC FOAMS;

FOAMED PLASTICS;

EID: 0032306557     PISSN: 10716939     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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