Modelling the large strain solid phase deformation behaviour of polymer nanoclay composites

Mechanics of Time-Dependent Materials

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 313-327

  Spencer, P E ^a   Spares, R ^a   Sweeney, J ^a   Coates, P D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRADFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Large deformation; Nanocomposite; Polypropylene; Viscoplastic

Indexed keywords

ABS RESINS; BLOOD SUBSTITUTES; DEFORMATION; MATRIX ALGEBRA; NANOCOMPOSITES; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; PLATELETS; POLYMERS; STRAIN RATE;

ELEVATED TEMPERATURES; EYRING PROCESSES; LARGE DEFORMATION; LARGE-STRAIN; MODELLING; MOLECULAR CHAINS; MONTE CARLO APPROACHES; NANOCLAY COMPOSITES; ON TIMES; ORIENTATION DISTRIBUTIONS; POLYMER MATERIALS; RATE DEPENDENTS; SOLID PHASE DEFORMATIONS; TENSILE DEFORMATIONS; VISCOPLASTIC; YIELDING;

POLYMER MATRIX COMPOSITES;

EID: 54949093173     PISSN: 13852000     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11043-008-9064-7     Document Type: Article

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