Influence of filler particles on deformation and fracture mechanism of isotactic polypropylene

Journal of Materials Processing Technology

Volumn 155-156, Issue 1-3, 2004, Pages 1459-1464

  Zebarjad, S M ^a   Tahani, M ^a   Sajjadi, S A ^a  

^a FERDOWSI UNIVERSITY OF MASHHAD   (Iran)

Author keywords

Calcium carbonate; Composite; Deformation; Fracture; Polypropylene

Indexed keywords

ADHESION; BENDING (DEFORMATION); CALCIUM COMPOUNDS; CHEMICAL BONDS; COMPOSITION; CRACK INITIATION; FRACTURE TOUGHNESS; PLASTIC DEFORMATION; PLASTICS FILLERS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; CALCIUM CARBONATE; CAVITATION; COMPOSITE MATERIALS; FILLERS; FRACTURE; OPTICAL MICROSCOPY; PHOTOGRAPHY; POLYPROPYLENES; TENSILE TESTING;

CALCIUM CARBONATE; CRACK TIP; CROSS-POLARIZED LIGHT; INTERFACIAL SHEAR STRENGTH (IFSS); DAMAGE ZONES; DEFORMATION AND FRACTURE; DOMINANT MECHANISM; ELONGATION AT BREAK; FILLER PARTICLES; FOUR-POINT BENDING TEST; ISOTACTIC POLYPROPYLENE; POLISHED SURFACES; POOR ADHESION; PRE-CRACKS; TENSILE TESTS; THREE-POINT BENDING TEST; WIDE SPREADS;

POLYPROPYLENES; DEFORMATION;

EID: 10044225522     PISSN: 09240136     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmatprotec.2004.04.187     Document Type: Article

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