Comparative assessment of slow strain rate, 4-pt bend and constant load test methods for measuring environment stress cracking of polymers

Polymer Testing

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 117-129

  Turnbull, A ^a   Maxwell, A S ^a   Pillai, S ^a  

^a Ctr for Mat Msrmt and Technology   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABS RESINS; ENVIRONMENTAL TESTING; MOLECULAR ORIENTATION; POLYCARBONATES; RESIDUAL STRESSES; STRAIN RATE; STRESS ANALYSIS; TENSILE STRESS;

ENVIRONMENT STRESS CRACKING;

CRACK PROPAGATION;

EID: 0034508711     PISSN: 01429418     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0142-9418(98)00076-2     Document Type: Article

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