Impacts of hemispherical strikers on polystyrene bead foam

Journal of Cellular Plastics

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 289-310

  Mills, N J ^a   Moosa, A S I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPRESSIVE STRESS; CRACK INITIATION; CRACK PROPAGATION; DENSIFICATION; DENSITY (SPECIFIC GRAVITY); HARDENING; PLASTIC DEFORMATION; PLASTICS MOLDING; POLYSTYRENES; PRESSURE EFFECTS;

POLYSTYRENE BEAD FOAM;

FOAMED PLASTICS;

EID: 0032672019     PISSN: 0021955X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0021955X9903500402     Document Type: Article

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