Mechanical behavior of thermoplastic olefins (TPOs) during three-point bend impact

Annual Technical Conference - ANTEC, Conference Proceedings

Volumn 2, Issue , 2004, Pages 2201-2205

  Gonzalez L ^a   Godlewski, T E ^a   Wooten, B ^a   Gustafson, P A ^a  

^a FORD MOTOR COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

Impact; Polymers; Strain rate; TPO

Indexed keywords

BEND IMPACT; FLEXURAL MODULUS; IMPACT SPEED; THERMOPLASTIC OLEFINS (TPO);

ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; BENDING STRENGTH; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; LOW TEMPERATURE EFFECTS; POLYPROPYLENES; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; STIFFNESS; STRAIN;

HOMOPOLYMERIZATION;

EID: 2442540441     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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