Measurement of cohesive zone parameters in tough polyethylene

Polymer Engineering and Science

Volumn 40, Issue 8, 2000, Pages 1765-1776

  Pandya, K C ^a   Williams, J G ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRACK INITIATION; CRACK PROPAGATION; CRAZING; FAILURE ANALYSIS; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); MECHANICAL VARIABLES MEASUREMENT; SEPARATION; STRAIN; STRESS ANALYSIS; TENSILE TESTING; TOUGHNESS; TRACTION (FRICTION);

CIRCUMFERENTIALLY DEEP NOTCHED TENSILE SPECIMENS; COHESIVE ZONE PARAMETERS; STRESS TIME ANALYSIS; TRACTION SEPARATION BEHAVIOR;

POLYETHYLENES;

EID: 0034246970     PISSN: 00323888     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pen.11308     Document Type: Article

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