An integrated approach towards the study of scratch damage of polymer

Journal of Coatings Technology and Research

Volumn 2, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 361-369

  Lim, G T ^b   Wong, M H ^b   Reddy, J N ^b   Sue, H J ^a  

^a Texas AandM University   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Finite element method; Hardness; Polyolefin; Scratch resistance; Surface analysis; Thermoplastic olefins

Indexed keywords

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; HARDNESS; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMPACT TESTING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MICROSCOPIC EXAMINATION; OLEFINS; OPTICAL MICROSCOPY; POLYOLEFINS; RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; THERMOPLASTICS; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY;

FINITE ELEMENT MODELING; SCRATCH RESISTANCE; SURFACE ANALYSIS; THERMOPLASTIC OLEFIN;

POLYMERS;

EID: 13844308384     PISSN: 15470091     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11998-005-0004-z     Document Type: Article

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