The role of notching damage on the fracture parameters of ethylene-propylene block copolymers

Polymer Testing

Volumn 29, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 824-831

  Salazar, A ^a   Segovia, A ^b   Martinez A B ^b   Rodriguez J ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD REY JUAN CARLOS   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Damage; Ethylene propylene block copolymer; Femtolaser and razor sharpening; Fracture toughness

Indexed keywords

ABLATION PROCESS; DAMAGE; ELASTIC-PLASTIC FRACTURE; ETHYLENE-PROPYLENE BLOCK COPOLYMER; ETHYLENE-PROPYLENE BLOCK COPOLYMERS; FEMTOLASER AND RAZOR SHARPENING; FRACTURE PARAMETER; MICROSCOPIC ANALYSIS; RAZOR BLADES; TEST SPECIMENS;

BLOCK COPOLYMERS; COPOLYMERIZATION; CRACK TIPS; ETHYLENE; FRACTURE MECHANICS; PLASTIC PRODUCTS; PROPYLENE;

FRACTURE TOUGHNESS;

EID: 77956210908     PISSN: 01429418     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.polymertesting.2010.07.003     Document Type: Article

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