Study of different joints for ultrasonic welding of semicrystalline polymers

Experimental Techniques

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 36-42

  Rani, M R ^a   Prakasan, K ^b   Rudramoorthy, R ^b  

^a ANNA UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b PSG COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HIGH DENSITY POLYETHYLENES; ULTRASONIC WELDING;

HIGH DENSITY POLYETHYLENE(HDPE); INTERFACE TEMPERATURES; JOINT DESIGNS; JOINT STRENGTH; LEAST ENERGY; SEMI-CRYSTALLINE POLYMER; SIMULATED MODEL; ULTRASONIC ENERGY;

WELDING;

EID: 68349106752     PISSN: 07328818     EISSN: 17471567     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1747-1567.2008.00399.x     Document Type: Article

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