Impact-compression-morphology relationship in polyolefin foams

Journal of Cellular Plastics

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 73-85

  Bureau, Martin N ^a   Champagne, Michel F ^a   Gendron, Richard ^a  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Compression; Foams; Impact; Mechanical behavior; Morphology; Polyethylene; Predictions

Indexed keywords

ANISOTROPY; COMPACTION; CORRELATION METHODS; DENSITY (SPECIFIC GRAVITY); ELASTIC MODULI; FOAMS; FUNCTIONS; MICROSTRUCTURE; MORPHOLOGY; POLYSTYRENES;

IMPACT; MECHANICAL BEHAVIOR; MECHANICAL RESPONSES; PREDICTIONS;

POLYETHYLENES;

EID: 12344301406     PISSN: 0021955X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0021955X05050218     Document Type: Article

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