A procedure for measuring biaxial viscoelastic behavior of thermoplastics

Experimental Mechanics

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 381-386

  Hummel, S R ^a   Nied, H F ^b  

^a LAFAYETTE COLLEGE   (United States)

^b Lehigh University   (United States)

Author keywords

Biaxial; Thermoforming; Viscoelasticity

Indexed keywords

DEFORMATION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; GLASS TRANSITION; STRESS ANALYSIS; THERMOFORMING; THERMOPLASTICS;

BLOWMOLDING; FORMING TEMPERATURES; NONLINEAR ELASTICITY; VISCOELASTIC MATERIALS;

VISCOELASTICITY;

BIAXIAL FATIGUE; INDUSTRIAL APPLICATION; MOLDING; STRESS-STRAIN ANALYSIS; THERMOPLASTIC; VISCOELASTICITY;

EID: 3943074557     PISSN: 00144851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0014485104046087     Document Type: Article

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