Microscopic aspects of crack propagation along PET-glass and PET-Al interfaces

International Journal of Solids and Structures

Volumn 43, Issue 24, 2006, Pages 7371-7377

  Vellinga, W P ^a   Timmerman, R ^a   van Tijum, R ^a   De Hosson, J Th M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Crack propagation; Delamination; Interface cracks; Microscopy; Polymer metal interfaces

Indexed keywords

ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; BIREFRINGENCE; CANTILEVER BEAMS; CORRELATION METHODS; DELAMINATION; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); MICROSCOPIC EXAMINATION; OPTICAL MICROSCOPY; POLYETHYLENE TEREPHTHALATES; POLYMERIC GLASS; SURFACE ROUGHNESS;

INTERFACE CRACKS; INTERFACE ROUGHNESS; POLYMER METAL INTERFACES; SHEAR BANDS;

CRACK PROPAGATION;

EID: 33749268320     PISSN: 00207683     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijsolstr.2006.05.008     Document Type: Article

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