Prediction of brittle-to-ductile transitions in polystyrene

Polymer

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 457-465

  Van Melick, H G H ^a   Govaert, L E ^a   Meijer, H E H ^a  

^a EINDHOVEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Brittle to ductile transition; Finite element simulations; Polystyrene

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DEFORMATION; LIGAMENTS; SUPERCONDUCTING TRANSITION TEMPERATURE; TENSILE TESTING;

FREE SURFACES;

POLYSTYRENES;

POLYSTYRENE;

ARTICLE; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; LOW TEMPERATURE; PARTICLE SIZE; PHASE TRANSITION; PREDICTION; SHEAR STRESS; SIMULATION; SURFACE PROPERTY;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DEFORMATION; POLYSTYRENE; STRESS;

EID: 0037032704     PISSN: 00323861     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0032-3861(02)00770-X     Document Type: Article

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