Surface wetting and the prediction of environmental stress cracking (ESC) in polymers

Polymer Degradation and Stability

Volumn 89, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 513-516

  Nielsen, Tenna B ^a   Hansen, Charles M ^a  

^a FORCE TECHNOLOGY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Droplet spreading test; Environmental stress cracking (ESC); Surface resistance; Surface wetting; Wetting tension

Indexed keywords

CONTAMINATION; HYDROPHILICITY; INTERFACIAL ENERGY; PLASTIC FILMS; POLYCARBONATES; SOLVENTS; STRAIN; SURFACE PROPERTIES; SURFACE TENSION; WETTING;

DROPLET SPREADING TEST; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS CRACKING (ESC); SURFACE RESISTANCE; SURFACE WETTING; WETTING TENSION;

COPOLYMERS;

EID: 20344384801     PISSN: 01413910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.polymdegradstab.2004.12.027     Document Type: Article

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