Essential work of fracture (EWF) analysis for compression molded alternating polypropylene carbonate

Polymer Engineering and Science

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 580-587

  Fung, K L ^a   Zhao, H X ^a   Wang, J T ^b   Meng, Y Z ^a,b   Tjong, S C ^a   Li, R K Y ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPACTION; FRACTURE TESTING; FRACTURE TOUGHNESS; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PLASTIC DEFORMATION; PLASTIC FILMS; PLASTICS MOLDING; POLYPROPYLENE OXIDES; POLYPROPYLENES; ZINC COMPOUNDS;

FRACTURE LIGAMENTS; RECYCLED MATERIALS;

COPOLYMERS;

EID: 2342576938     PISSN: 00323888     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pen.20052     Document Type: Article

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