Investigation of shrinkage-induced stresses in stereolithography photo-curable resins

Experimental Mechanics

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 439-444

  Karalekas, D ^a   Rapti, D ^b   Gdoutos, E E ^b   Aggelopoulos, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PIRAEUS   (Greece)

^b DEMOCRITUS UNIVERSITY OF THRACE   (Greece)

Author keywords

Curing; Hole drilling method; Photopolymer resins; Post curing; Residual stresses; Shadow moir ; Stereolithography; Strains; Ultraviolet exposure

Indexed keywords

ACRYLICS; CURING; LASER BEAM EFFECTS; RESIDUAL STRESSES; SHRINKAGE; STRAIN; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

PHOTOPOLYMERS;

EPOXY RESINS;

MECHANICAL PROPERTY; POLYMER; RESIN;

EID: 0036958839     PISSN: 00144851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/001448502321548283     Document Type: Article

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