Prediction of environmental stress cracking resistance in linear low density polyethylenes

Polymer Engineering and Science

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 360-364

  Maxwell, Antony S ^a   Pilkington, Gordon ^a  

^a NATIONAL PHYSICAL LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRACK INITIATION; ELASTIC MODULI; STRAIN HARDENING; STRAIN RATE; STRESS ANALYSIS; TEMPERATURE CONTROL;

ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS CRACKING; HARDENING MODULUS; ROOM TEMPERATURE; TENSILE TEST EQUIPMENT;

LOW DENSITY POLYETHYLENES;

EID: 39349087307     PISSN: 00323888     EISSN: 15482634     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pen.20952     Document Type: Article

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