Fracture behavior and environmental stress cracking resistance (ESCR) of HIPS/PE blends and the effect of compatibilization on their properties

Engineering Fracture Mechanics

Volumn 76, Issue 18, 2009, Pages 2856-2867

  Khodabandelou, M ^a   Razavi Aghjeh, M K ^a   Rezaei, M ^a  

^a SAHAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Compatibilization; ESCR; EWF; HIPS PE blends; Morphology

Indexed keywords

AGGRESSIVE ENVIRONMENT; COMPATIBILIZATION; DIFFERENT MECHANISMS; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS CRACKINGS; ESSENTIAL WORK OF FRACTURE; FRACTURE BEHAVIOR; FRACTURE SURFACES; MORPHOLOGICAL STUDY; SEM IMAGE; SUNFLOWER OIL; TENSILE CREEP; WORK OF FRACTURE;

CRYOGENIC EQUIPMENT; MORPHOLOGY; TENSILE STRENGTH; VEGETABLE OILS;

FRACTURE;

EID: 70450224471     PISSN: 00137944     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.engfracmech.2009.07.024     Document Type: Article

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