Modelling effects of degree of crystallinity on mechanical behavior of semicrystalline polymers

International Journal of Plasticity

Volumn 24, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 1224-1242

  Dusunceli, Necmi ^a   Colak, Ozgen U ^a  

^a YILDIZ TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Creep; Crystallinity ratio; Loading unloading; Relaxation; Viscoplasticity

Indexed keywords

AMORPHOUS MATERIALS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CREEP RESISTANCE; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; POLYMERS; STRESS RELAXATION; VISCOPLASTICITY;

CRYSTALLINITY RATIO; PHASE RESISTANCES; SEMICRYSTALLINE POLYMERS; THERMOMECHANICAL BEHAVIOR;

CRYSTALLINE MATERIALS;

EID: 43049105040     PISSN: 07496419     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijplas.2007.09.003     Document Type: Article

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