Analysis of a blow-molded HDPE bottle that failed by brittle fracture

Engineering Failure Analysis

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 361-370

  Luckey, S G ^a   Henshaw, J M ^a   Dewan, C ^a   Eltanany, G M ^a   Teeters, D ^a  

^a The University of Tulsa Tulsa   (United States)

Author keywords

Brittle fracture; Cracks; Crystallinity; Impact; Polyethylene

Indexed keywords

BLOW MOLDING; BRITTLE FRACTURE; CRACKS; FAILURE ANALYSIS; HIGH DENSITY POLYETHYLENES; HYDROFLUORIC ACID;

CRYSTALLINITY LEVEL;

PLASTIC BOTTLES;

POLYETHYLENE;

EID: 0035427272     PISSN: 13506307     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1350-6307(00)00016-9     Document Type: Article

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