Essential work of fracture and the phase transformation in β-iPP

Journal of Macromolecular Science - Physics

Volumn 41 B, Issue 4-6, 2002, Pages 657-669

  Bohaty, P ^a   Vlach, B ^a   Seidler, S ^a   Koch, T ^a   Nezbedova, E ^a  

^a BRNO UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Beta polypropylene; Essential work of fracture; Nano indentation

Indexed keywords

CRYSTALLIZATION; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; FRACTURE TOUGHNESS; INDENTATION; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; NOTCHED BAR TENSILE TESTING; PHASE TRANSITIONS; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

NANO-INDENTATION MACHINES;

POLYPROPYLENES;

EID: 0036662317     PISSN: 00222348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1081/MB-120013057     Document Type: Conference Paper

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