Effects of time and temperature on physical aging of polycarbonate

Theoretical and Applied Fracture Mechanics

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 107-116

  Ho, C H ^a   Vu Khanh, T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE SHERBROOKE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGING OF MATERIALS; ANNEALING; ENTHALPY; MORPHOLOGY; THERMAL EFFECTS;

PHYSICAL AGING;

POLYCARBONATES;

AGING; POLYCARBONATE;

EID: 0037343658     PISSN: 01678442     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-8442(02)00151-9     Document Type: Article

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