On tearing of ductile polymer films using the essential work of fracture (EWF) method

Acta Materialia

Volumn 51, Issue 16, 2003, Pages 4929-4938

  Wong, Janet S S ^a   Ferrer Balas, Didac ^b   Li, Robert K Y ^a   Mai, Yiu Wing ^a,c   Maspoch, Maria Lluisa ^b   Sue, Hung Jue ^a,d  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^d Texas AandM University   (United States)

Author keywords

Essential work of fracture; Out of plane fracture; Tearing of thin films; Temperature effect; Trousers tear test

Indexed keywords

DEFORMATION; DUCTILITY; FRACTURE; THIN FILMS;

TEARING;

PLASTIC FILMS;

EID: 0042009404     PISSN: 13596454     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1359-6454(03)00335-5     Document Type: Article

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