Measurements of diffusion thickness at polymer interfaces by nanoindentation: A numerically calibrated experimental approach

Journal of Materials Research

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 985-992

  Yang, Chunyu ^a   Lo, Chieh Tsung ^b   Bastawros, Ashraf F ^a   Narasimhan, Balaji ^b  

^a IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Iowa State University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISSIMILAR MATERIALS; ELASTIC MODULI; FRACTURE TOUGHNESS; HIGH RESOLUTION TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; NANOINDENTATION; POLYPROPYLENES; STRENGTH OF MATERIALS;

EXPERIMENTAL APPROACHES; FINITE ELEMENT SIMULATIONS; INTERFACIAL FRACTURE TOUGHNESS; INTERFACIAL THICKNESS; ISOTACTIC POLYPROPYLENE; MECHANICAL CHARACTERISTICS; SEMI-CRYSTALLINE POLYMER; TWO DIMENSIONAL (2 D);

DIFFUSION;

EID: 63149129703     PISSN: 08842914     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1557/jmr.2009.0105     Document Type: Article

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