Mechanical and swelling behaviors of rubber: a comparison of some molecular models with experiment

Mathematics and Mechanics of Solids

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 139-167

  Han, Won Hee ^a   Horkay, Ferenc ^a   McKenna, Gregory B ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELASTIC MODULI; INTERPENETRATING POLYMER NETWORKS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; PLASTIC DEFORMATION; STRAIN; STRESSES; SWELLING;

CONSTRAINED CHAIN MODEL; STRESS STRAIN RELATIONSHIP;

RUBBER;

EID: 0032682708     PISSN: 10812865     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/108128659900400201     Document Type: Article

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