Exploring the tensile strain energy absorption of hybrid modified epoxies containing soft particles

Materials and Design

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 2900-2908

  Abadyan, M ^a   Bagheri, R ^b   Kouchakzadeh, M A ^b   Hosseini Kordkheili, S A ^b  

^a ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^b SHARIF UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

Author keywords

A. Thermoset polymers; E. Mechanical properties; H. Failure analysis

Indexed keywords

COARSE PARTICLES; DEFORMATION MECHANISM; E. MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; FINITE ELEMENTS; FRACTURE TOUGHNESS MEASUREMENTS; H. FAILURE ANALYSIS; HOLLOW GLASS; MODIFIED EPOXY; NON-UNIFORM STRAIN; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPES; SOFT PARTICLES; TENSILE LOADING; TENSILE TESTS; THERMOSET POLYMERS; TRANSMISSION OPTICAL MICROSCOPES;

ABSORPTION; BUTADIENE; ENERGY ABSORPTION; FAILURE ANALYSIS; FRACTURE; FRACTURE TOUGHNESS; HYBRID COMPUTERS; HYBRID SYSTEMS; LIGHT TRANSMISSION; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; POLYMER BLENDS; POLYMERS; QUALITY ASSURANCE; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; STRAIN ENERGY; STRESS CONCENTRATION; TENSILE TESTING; THERMOSETS;

TENSILE STRAIN;

EID: 79952190024     PISSN: 02641275     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.matdes.2010.12.003     Document Type: Article

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