Predictive modelling of the properties and toughness of polymeric materials: Part I Why is polystyrene brittle and polycarbonate tough?

Journal of Materials Science

Volumn 35, Issue 11, 2000, Pages 2855-2867

  Smit, R J M ^a,b   Brekelmans, W A M ^a   Meijer, H E H ^a  

^a EINDHOVEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^b UNILEVER RESEARCH VLAARDINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRITTLENESS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; STRAIN; STRAIN HARDENING; STRESS CONCENTRATION; STRESSES; TOUGHNESS;

CRITICAL CRAZE INITIATION STRESS; ELASTOVISCOPLASTIC CONSTITUTIVE MODEL;

ORGANIC POLYMERS;

EID: 0033737847     PISSN: 00222461     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1004711622159     Document Type: Article

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