Physical aging and time-temperature behavior concerning fracture performance of polycarbonate

Theoretical and Applied Fracture Mechanics

Volumn 41, Issue 1-3, 2004, Pages 103-114

  Ho, C H ^a   Vu Khanh, T ^a  

^a ÉCOLE DE TECHNOLOGIE SUPÉRIEURE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATION ENERGY; AGING OF MATERIALS; ANNEALING; BRITTLENESS; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; DUCTILITY; FRACTURE TOUGHNESS; INJECTION MOLDING; PHENOLS; POLYCARBONATES; STRAIN;

BENDING TESTS; STRAIN ENERGY;

FRACTURE MECHANICS;

FRACTURE MECHANICS; POLYCARBONATE;

EID: 1842575872     PISSN: 01678442     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tafmec.2003.11.008     Document Type: Article

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