Effects of gauge length and strain rate on fracture toughness of olyethylene Terephthalate Glycol (PETG) film using the essential work of fracture analysis

Polymer Engineering and Science

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 310-319

  Ching, Emma C Y ^a   Li, Robert K Y ^a   Mai, Yiu Wing ^a,b  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRITTLE FRACTURE; DUCTILITY; FRACTURE TOUGHNESS; MECHANICAL VARIABLES MEASUREMENT; PHASE TRANSITIONS; PLASTIC FILMS; POLYETHYLENE GLYCOLS; STRAIN RATE;

ESSENTIAL WORK OF FRACTURE ANALYSIS; GAUGE LENGTH; POLYETHYLENE TEREPHTHALATE GLYCOL FILM;

POLYETHYLENE TEREPHTHALATES;

EID: 0034140171     PISSN: 00323888     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pen.11164     Document Type: Article

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