Fracture mechanics on polyethylene/polybutene-1 peel films

Polymer Testing

Volumn 27, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 1017-1025

  Nase, Michael ^a,b   Langer, Beate ^b   Grellmann, Wolfgang ^b,c  

^a Orbita Film GmbH   (Germany)

^b Polymer Service GmbH Merseburg   (Germany)

^c MARTIN LUTHER UNIVERSITY HALLE WITTENBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Adhesive joints; Energy release rate; Fracture mechanics; Isotactic polybutene 1; Low density polyethylene; Peel angle; Peel force; Peel test

Indexed keywords

ADHESIVE JOINTS; BRITTLENESS; CRACK PROPAGATION; ENERGY RELEASE RATE; FRACTURE; FRACTURE MECHANICS; PEELING; PILES; STRENGTH OF MATERIALS; TESTING;

ISOTACTIC POLYBUTENE-1; LOW-DENSITY POLYETHYLENE; PEEL ANGLE; PEEL FORCE; PEEL TEST;

MECHANICS;

EID: 55049103317     PISSN: 01429418     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.polymertesting.2008.09.002     Document Type: Article

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