Brittle failure versus structure of HDPE pipe resins

Journal of Macromolecular Science - Physics

Volumn 40 B, Issue 3-4, 2001, Pages 507-515

  Nezbedova, E ^a   Zahradnickova, A ^a   Salajka, Z ^a  

^a Polymer Institute Brno   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Failure mode; Polyethylene; Structure

Indexed keywords

CHARACTERIZATION; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; FAILURE (MECHANICAL); HIGH DENSITY POLYETHYLENES; MORPHOLOGY; OPTIMIZATION; PLASTIC PIPE; STRUCTURE (COMPOSITION);

BRITTLE FAILURE; HIGH DENSITY POLYETHYLENE PIPE RESIN; STEPWISE ISOTHERMAL SEGREGATION;

RESINS;

EID: 0035325301     PISSN: 00222348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1081/MB-100106173     Document Type: Article

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