Effect of size-dependent cavitation on micro- to macroscopic mechanical behavior of rubber-blended polymer

Journal of Engineering Materials and Technology

Volumn 130, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 0210171-0210179

  Riku, Isamu ^a   Mimura, Koji ^a   Tomita, Yoshihiro ^b  

^a Osaka Prefecture University   (Japan)

^b KOBE UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Computational model; Homogenization method; Molecular chain network theory; Rubber blended polymer; Size dependent cavitation

Indexed keywords

CAVITATION; COMPUTATION THEORY; COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; CRAZING; HOMOGENIZATION METHOD; PLASTIC DEFORMATION; RUBBER; STRAIN; STRESS ANALYSIS; SURFACE TENSION;

BLENDED POLYMERS; COMPUTATIONAL MODEL; HETEROGENEOUS PARTICLES; LARGE PLASTIC DEFORMATION; MOLECULAR-CHAIN NETWORK THEORY; PLANE STRAIN CONDITION; SIZE DEPENDENT; WHOLE DEFORMATION PROCESS;

PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS;

EID: 47149091264     PISSN: 00944289     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.2840964     Document Type: Conference Paper

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