Molecular dynamics simulation of rupture in glassy polymer bridges within filler aggregates

Physical Review E - Statistical, Nonlinear, and Soft Matter Physics

Volumn 86, Issue 4, 2012, Pages

  Froltsov, Vladimir A ^a   Klüppel, Manfred ^a   Raos, Guido ^b  

^a Deutsches Inst Kautschuktechnologie   (Germany)

^b POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEGREE OF CONFINEMENT; DIFFUSION DATA; FILLER PARTICLES; GLASSY POLYMERS; INTERACTION ENERGIES; LARGE BRIDGES; LENNARD-JONES INTERACTION; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS SIMULATIONS; NON EQUILIBRIUM; NONEQUILIBRIUM MOLECULAR DYNAMICS SIMULATION; POLYMER CHAINS; RUPTURE MECHANISM; RUPTURE MODE; SOLID SURFACE; VERY THIN FILMS;

FILLERS; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; POLYMER FILMS; POLYMERS; STRESS-STRAIN CURVES;

FILLED POLYMERS;

EID: 84867448275     PISSN: 15393755     EISSN: 15502376     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevE.86.041801     Document Type: Article

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