The Effect of density profile on the flexural properties of structural foams

Polymer Engineering and Science

Volumn 47, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 1459-1468

  Reza Barzegari, M ^a   Rodrigue, Denis ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POLYMERS; SURFACE MORPHOLOGY; THICKNESS MEASUREMENT;

FLEXURAL MODULI; FLEXURAL PROPERTIES; STRUCTURAL FOAMS;

FOAMS;

EID: 34548805490     PISSN: 00323888     EISSN: 15482634     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pen.20844     Document Type: Article

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