Role of network connectivity on the mechanical properties of highly cross-linked polymers

Macromolecules

Volumn 37, Issue 22, 2004, Pages 8466-8472

  Tsige, Mesfin ^a   Lorenz, Christian D ^a   Stevens, Mark J ^a  

^a SANDIA NATIONAL LABORATORIES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CROSS-LINKED POLYMERS; FAILURE STRAIN; NETWORK CONNECTIVITY; STRESS-STRAIN CURVES;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; CROSSLINKING; CURING; FAILURE ANALYSIS; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; STRAIN; STRESS ANALYSIS;

POLYMERS;

EID: 18644373570     PISSN: 00249297     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ma049074b     Document Type: Article

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