Fracture toughness of high density polycarbonate microcellular foams

Journal of Cellular Plastics

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 229-240

  Bureau, Martin N ^a   Kumar, Vipin ^b  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL CANADA   (Canada)

^b University of Washington   (United States)

Author keywords

Crack propagation; Fracture toughness; Mechanical properties; Microcellular foams; Polycarbonate

Indexed keywords

CELLS; COALESCENCE; CRACK PROPAGATION; ELASTIC MODULI; FOAMS; FRACTURE TOUGHNESS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MICROSTRUCTURE; STRESS ANALYSIS; TENSILE STRENGTH; TENSILE TESTING;

HIGH DENSITY POLYCARBONATES; MICROCELLULAR FOAMS; RELATIVE DENSITIES; SPHERICAL CELLS;

POLYCARBONATES;

EID: 33646377397     PISSN: 0021955X     EISSN: 15307999     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0021955X06063512     Document Type: Article

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