Mechanical properties and strain-rate effect of EVA/PMMA in situ polymerization blends

European Polymer Journal

Volumn 40, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 1239-1248

  Cheng, Shih Kai ^a   Chen, Chuh Yung ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Blends; Fracture; Impact resistance; Mechanical properties

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; CASTING; COPOLYMERIZATION; COPOLYMERS; FRACTURE; IMPACT RESISTANCE; MONOMERS; MORPHOLOGY; POLYMER BLENDS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; STRAIN RATE; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL); TOUGHNESS;

GRAFT LEVELS; POLYMER DEFORMATION; STRESS TRANSFER; TENSILE FRACTURE ENERGY;

POLYMETHYL METHACRYLATES;

EID: 2342494848     PISSN: 00143057     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2003.11.022     Document Type: Article

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