Modeling the thermomechanical effects of crystallization in natural rubber: I. The theoretical structure

International Journal of Solids and Structures

Volumn 37, Issue 20, 2000, Pages 2777-2789

  Negahban, Mehrdad ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

Author keywords

Continuum modeling; Crystallization; Kinetics of crystallization; Natural rubber; Non isothermal; Phase transition; Stress relaxationa; Thermodynamics; Thermomechanical modeling

Indexed keywords

CRYSTALLIZATION; FREE ENERGY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PHASE TRANSITIONS; SPECIFIC HEAT OF SOLIDS; STRESS RELAXATION; THERMAL EXPANSION; THERMOMECHANICAL TREATMENT;

CONTINUUM MODELING; THERMOMECHANICAL RESPONSE;

RUBBER;

EID: 0033899568     PISSN: 00207683     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0020-7683(99)00121-3     Document Type: Article

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