Experimental study on stable growth of crack and craze damage in HIPS under tension at room temperature

Polymer Testing

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 241-251

  Tang, C Y ^a   Peng, L H ^b   Li, C C ^b   Shen, W ^a   Tsui, C P ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^b HUAZHONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRACK PROPAGATION; CRAZING; DEFORMATION; STRAIN; STRESS ANALYSIS; TENSILE TESTING;

DILATATION; HIGH IMPACT POLYSTYRENE (HIPS); MACROCRACKS; MOIRE FRINGE;

POLYSTYRENES;

EID: 0035094498     PISSN: 01429418     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0142-9418(00)00028-3     Document Type: Article

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