The influence of molecular variables on fatigue resistance in stress cracking environments

Advances in Polymer Science

Volumn 188, Issue , 2005, Pages 105-152

  Altstadt V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BAYREUTH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Environmental stress cracking; Fatigue crack growth; Molecular variables

Indexed keywords

EID: 32544455531     PISSN: 00653195     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/b136975     Document Type: Review

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