Mechanical testing of polystyrene/polystyrene laser welds

Polymer Testing

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 475-481

  Juhl, Thomas Brokholm ^a   Christiansen, Jesper De Claville ^a   Jensen, Erik Appel ^a  

^a AALBORG UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Critical energy release rate (GIc); Mechanical testing; Polystyrene (PS); Reptation time; Transmission laser welding

Indexed keywords

CRITICAL ENERGY RELEASE RATE; CRITICAL STRAINS; DOUBLE CANTILEVER BEAM; FRACTURE MECHANISMS; LASER HEATS; LASER POWER; LASER WELDS; OSCILLATORY RHEOMETRY; PROCESS TIME; PULL-OUT; REPTATION TIME; SHEAR TESTS; TRANSMISSION LASER WELDING; WELD STRENGTH;

MECHANICAL TESTING; POLYSTYRENES; WELDS;

WELDING;

EID: 84874598154     PISSN: 01429418     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.polymertesting.2013.01.009     Document Type: Article

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