A study on the fracture characteristics of rubber toughened poly(ethylene terephthalate) blends

Polymer Testing

Volumn 24, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 863-872

  Fung, K L ^a   Li, Robert K Y ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRITTLE FRACTURE; DEBONDING; ELASTIC MODULI; FRACTURE TOUGHNESS; GRAFTING (CHEMICAL); POLYETHYLENE TEREPHTHALATES; STYRENE;

ELASTIC FRACTURE MECHANICS; FRACTURE TEST; QUASI-STATIC LOADING; RUBBER PARTICLES;

POLYMER BLENDS;

EID: 25644460014     PISSN: 01429418     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.polymertesting.2005.06.012     Document Type: Article

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