In-situ measurement of crystalline lattice strains in polytetrafluoroethylene

Experimental Mechanics

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 119-131

  Brown, E N ^a   Rae, P J ^a   Dattelbaum, D M ^a   Clausen, B ^b   Brown, D W ^a  

^a LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Lattice strain; Polytetrafluoroethylene; PTFE; Time of flight neutron diffraction

Indexed keywords

INTER-POLYMER CHAIN COMPRESSION; TIME-OF-FLIGHT NEUTRON DIFFRACTION;

COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; CRYSTAL LATTICES; DEFORMATION; DIFFRACTOMETERS; NEUTRON DIFFRACTION; NOTCHED BAR TENSILE TESTING; STRAIN MEASUREMENT; STRUCTURE (COMPOSITION);

POLYTETRAFLUOROETHYLENES;

COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; CRYSTAL LATTICES; DEFORMATION; DIFFRACTOMETERS; NEUTRON DIFFRACTION; NOTCHED BAR TENSILE TESTING; POLYTETRAFLUOROETHYLENES; STRAIN MEASUREMENT; STRUCTURE (COMPOSITION);

EID: 38149042763     PISSN: 00144851     EISSN: 17412765     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11340-007-9075-3     Document Type: Article

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