Some experiments on the fracture behavior of microcellular polycarbonate

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

Volumn 82, Issue , 1998, Pages 35-44

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

^a University of Washington   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; DENSITY (SPECIFIC GRAVITY); FAILURE ANALYSIS; FRACTURE MECHANICS; FRACTURE TESTING; FRACTURE TOUGHNESS; IMPACT TESTING; POLYCARBONATES; STRESS ANALYSIS; STRESS INTENSITY FACTORS; TENSILE TESTING;

DOUBLE-EDGE-NOTCHED-TENSION TEST; MICROCELLULAR POLYMERIC FOAMS;

FOAMED PLASTICS;

EID: 0032315383     PISSN: 10716939     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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