An optical method for assessing scratch damage in bulk materials and coatings

Surface and Coatings Technology

Volumn 165, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 186-193

  Hutchings, I M ^a   Wang, P Z ^a   Parry, G C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Damage; Polymer; Scratch

Indexed keywords

OPTICAL CORRELATION; POLYOLEFINS;

GEOMETRICAL DIMENSIONS; SCRATCH DAMAGE;

OPTICAL COATINGS;

COATING; DAMAGE;

EID: 0037428840     PISSN: 02578972     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0257-8972(02)00584-4     Document Type: Article

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