Characteristics of accelerated lifetime behavior of polycarbonate under athermal and high loading frequency conditions

Polymer Testing

Volumn 26, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 839-845

  Kim, Gyu Ho ^a   Lu, Hongbing ^b  

^a Korean Air Force Academy   (South Korea)

^b Oklahoma State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Accelerated lifetime testing; Glassy polymer; S N curve; Time frequency superposition; Time temperature superposition

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATION ANALYSIS; DEFORMATION; FREQUENCY MODULATION; NATURAL FREQUENCIES; POLYMERIC GLASS; STRESS ANALYSIS;

ACCELERATED LIFETIME TESTING; FATIGUE ACCELERATION; S-N CURVE; STRESS LIFETIME APPROACH;

POLYCARBONATES;

EID: 34648832066     PISSN: 01429418     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.polymertesting.2007.05.001     Document Type: Article

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