Loading rate-induced transition in toughening mechanism of rubber-modified epoxy

Journal of Macromolecular Science, Part B: Physics

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 602-614

  Abadyan, Mohamadreza ^a   Khademi, Vahid ^b   Bagheri, Reza ^b   Motamedi, Pooyan ^b   Kouchakzadeh, Mohamad A ^b   Haddadpour, Hasan ^b  

^a ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^b SHARIF UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Epoxy; Fracture toughness; Loading rate; Rubber modification; Toughening mechanisms; Transition

Indexed keywords

CRACK BRANCHING; DAMAGE ZONES; LOADING RATE; LOW LOADING; MODIFIED EPOXY; MODIFIED RESIN; RUBBER MODIFICATION; RUBBER-MODIFIED EPOXY RESINS; SHEAR YIELDING; TOUGHENING MECHANISMS; TRANSITION REGIONS;

BUTADIENE; EPOXY RESINS; FRACTOGRAPHY; FRACTURE; FRACTURE MECHANICS; LOADING; RESINS; RUBBER;

FRACTURE TOUGHNESS;

EID: 77951917755     PISSN: 00222348     EISSN: 1525609X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00222341003595253     Document Type: Article

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