Optimal ligament lengths in impact fracture toughness estimation by the essential work of fracture method

Polymer Testing

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 189-196

  Pettarin, Valeria ^a   Frontini, Patricia M ^a   Eliçabe, Guillermo E ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE MAR DEL PLATA   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Essential work of fracture; Impact; SENB; Statistical analysis

Indexed keywords

ERROR ANALYSIS; FRACTURE TOUGHNESS; IMPACT RESISTANCE; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; STATISTICAL METHODS;

ESSENTIAL WORK OF FRACTURE (EWF); IMPACT; OPTIMAL LIGAMENT LENGTHS; SENB;

ORGANIC POLYMERS;

EID: 27544469456     PISSN: 01429418     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.polymertesting.2004.09.003     Document Type: Article

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