A novel technique for the fabrication of laboratory scale model functionally graded materials

Experimental Mechanics

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 184-190

  Lambros, J ^a   Santare, M H ^a   Li, H ^a   Sapna III, G H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

Author keywords

Functionally graded materials; Mechanical properties; Polyethylene; Ultraviolet irradiation

Indexed keywords

BRITTLENESS; CARBON MONOXIDE; ELASTIC MODULI; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MICROHARDNESS; STRAIN; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

FUNCTIONALLY GRADED MATERIALS; POLYETHYLENE CO-CARBON MONOXIDE;

POLYETHYLENES;

MATERIAL;

EID: 0032739554     PISSN: 00144851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02323551     Document Type: Article

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