Essential work of fracture analysis of glass microsphere-filled polypropylene and polypropylene/poly (ethylene terephthalate-co-isophthalate) blend-matrix composites

Polymer Testing

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 761-769

  Arencon D ^a   Velasco, J I ^a   Realinho, V ^a   Antunes, M ^a   Maspoch, M Ll ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Composites; Essential work of fracture (EWF); Glass microspheres; Poly (ethylene terephthalate); Polypropylene

Indexed keywords

DUCTILE FRACTURE; INJECTION MOLDING; POLYETHYLENE TEREPHTHALATES; POLYMER BLENDS; POLYPROPYLENES;

ESSENTIAL WORK OF FRACTURE (EWF); FRACTURE ANALYSIS; GLASS MICROSPHERES;

POLYMER MATRIX COMPOSITES;

EID: 34547702832     PISSN: 01429418     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.polymertesting.2007.03.009     Document Type: Article

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