Micromechanics of cyclic softening in thermoplastic vulcanizates

Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids

Volumn 49, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 1343-1360

  Boyce, Mary C ^a   Yeh, Oscar ^a   Socrate, Simona ^a   Kear, Kenneth ^b   Shaw, Karla ^b  

^a USA   (United States)

^b Advanced Elastomer Systems   (United States)

Author keywords

B. Polymeric material; B. Rubber material; Composite material; Cyclic; Deformation; Micromechanics

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITE MICROMECHANICS; CRYSTAL MICROSTRUCTURE; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PLASTIC DEFORMATION; STRAIN; STRESS ANALYSIS; VOLUME FRACTION;

THERMOPLASTIC VULCANIZATES;

THERMOPLASTIC ELASTOMERS;

EID: 0035370914     PISSN: 00225096     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-5096(00)00077-6     Document Type: Article

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