Effect of cooling rate on fracture behavior of polypropylene

Theoretical and Applied Fracture Mechanics

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 117-126

  Elmajdoubi, M ^a   Vu Khanh, T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE SHERBROOKE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATION ENERGY; COOLING; DUCTILITY; FRACTURE; MOLDING; MORPHOLOGY;

BRITTLE-DUCTILE TRANSITION;

POLYPROPYLENES;

COOLING; FRACTURE; POLYPROPYLENE;

EID: 0037343666     PISSN: 01678442     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-8442(02)00152-0     Document Type: Article

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