Thermo-viscoelastic and viscoplastic behavior of high-density polyethylene

International Journal of Solids and Structures

Volumn 45, Issue 14-15, 2008, Pages 4274-4288

  Drozdov, A D ^a   Christiansen, J deC ^b  

^a DANISH TECHNOLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Denmark)

^b AALBORG UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Constitutive laws; Polymers; Thermomechanical; Viscoelastic; Viscoplastic

Indexed keywords

CONSTITUTIVE EQUATIONS; STRAIN RATE; STRESS-STRAIN CURVES; TENSILE TESTING; VISCOELASTICITY; VISCOPLASTICITY;

CONSTITUTIVE LAWS; SEMI-CRYSTALLINE POLYMERS; UNIAXIAL TENSILE TESTS;

HIGH DENSITY POLYETHYLENES;

EID: 43049135828     PISSN: 00207683     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijsolstr.2008.03.008     Document Type: Article

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