Environmental stress cracking: A review

Polymer Engineering and Science

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 453-467

  Robeson, Lloyd M ^a  

^a Lehigh University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRACKS; TESTING;

APPLIED STRESS; CROSSLINKED POLYMERS; CRYSTALLINE POLYMERS; END-USES; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS CRACKINGS; GLASSY POLYMERS; IMPACT MODIFICATION; MAJOR FAILURES; TESTING METHOD;

GLASS;

EID: 84874114282     PISSN: 00323888     EISSN: 15482634     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pen.23284     Document Type: Review

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