Indentation tests on elastomer blocks

Rubber Chemistry and Technology

Volumn 72, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 876-893

  Busfield, J J C ^a   Thomas, A G ^a  

^a QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELASTICITY; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; HARDNESS TESTING; STIFFNESS; STRAIN;

HERTZ SOLUTION; INDENTATION HARDNESS TESTS;

ELASTOMERS;

EID: 0033223909     PISSN: 00359475     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5254/1.3538839     Document Type: Article

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