Strain rate dependence of fracture in a rubber-toughened epoxy system

Journal of Adhesion

Volumn 78, Issue 8, 2002, Pages 723-739

  Raghavan, D ^a   He, J ^a   Hunston, D ^b   Hoffman, D ^c  

^a HOWARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

Acrylic rubber; Epoxy; Fracture; R curve; Rate effects; Toughening; Viscoelastic

Indexed keywords

FRACTURE; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PHASE TRANSITIONS; RUBBER; STRAIN RATE; TOUGHENING; VISCOELASTICITY;

ACRYLIC RUBBER; FRACTURE ENERGIES; RATE EFFECTS; RUBBER TOUGHENED EPOXY SYSTEM;

EPOXY RESINS;

EID: 0041622812     PISSN: 00218464     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00218460213493     Document Type: Article

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