Fatigue crack growth in polyethylene: Material dependence. II: Effects of time "off-load"

Polymer Engineering and Science

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 635-644

  Harcup, J P ^a,b,c   Duckett, R A ^a   Ward, I M ^a   Capaccio, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b BP Chemicals Ltd Applied Technology Grangemouth   (United Kingdom)

^c UNILEVER RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRACK PROPAGATION; CRAZING; FATIGUE OF MATERIALS; LOAD TESTING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

FATIGUE CRACK GROWTH;

POLYETHYLENES;

EID: 0033886567     PISSN: 00323888     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pen.11194     Document Type: Article

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