Relating fracture behavior to spherulite size in conrolled-rheology polypropylenes

Polymer Engineering and Science

Volumn 52, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 805-813

  Salazar, A ^a   Rico, A ^a   Rodriguez S ^b   Navarro, J M ^b   Rodriguez J ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD REY JUAN CARLOS   (Spain)

^b REPSOL YPF   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELASTICITY; FRACTURE MECHANICS; GLASS TRANSITION; IMPACT STRENGTH; OXIDATION; PEROXIDES; POLYPROPYLENES;

CONTROLLED RHEOLOGY; CRYSTALLINE REGIONS; DEFORMATION AND FAILURES; FRACTURE BEHAVIOR; GLASS TRANSITION TEMPERATURE TG; IZOD IMPACT STRENGTH; STABLE CRACK GROWTH;

FRACTURE TOUGHNESS;

EID: 84858439006     PISSN: 00323888     EISSN: 15482634     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pen.22145     Document Type: Article

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