Influence of small fluctuating loads on environment stress cracking of polymers

Polymer Testing

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 419-422

  Maxwell, A S ^a   Turnbull, A ^a  

^a NATIONAL PHYSICAL LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Environment stress cracking; Fluctuating load; Polycarbonate; Residual stress, ABS

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID; CORROSION; CRACK INITIATION; CRAZING; CYCLIC LOADS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; HYDRAULICS; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; RESIDUAL STRESSES; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SOLUTIONS; STRAIN GAGES; STRESS ANALYSIS;

ACRYLONITRILE BUTADIENE STYRENE (ABS); CRAZE INITIATION; ENVIRONMENT STRESS CRACKING (ESC); FLUCTUATING LOAD;

POLYCARBONATES;

EID: 2342593355     PISSN: 01429418     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.polymertesting.2003.09.012     Document Type: Article

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