The stress cracking behaviour of poly(methyl methacrylate) after exposure to gamma radiation

Polymer Degradation and Stability

Volumn 92, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 1465-1475

  Sousa, A R ^a   Araujo E S ^a   Carvalho, A L ^b   Rabello, M S ^c   White, J R ^d  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PERNAMBUCO   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINA GRANDE   (Brazil)

^d NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Degradation; Fractography; Gamma radiation; PMMA; Stress cracking

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; DETERIORATION; ETHANOL; FRACTOGRAPHY; GAMMA RAYS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; STRESS ANALYSIS; STRESS RELAXATION;

DENDRITIC FEATURES; POLYMER FAILURE; STRESS CRACKING BEHAVIOR;

POLYMETHYL METHACRYLATES;

EID: 34547465237     PISSN: 01413910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.polymdegradstab.2007.05.008     Document Type: Article

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