Mechanical and Fracture Mechanics Properties of Rubber Compositions with Reinforcing Components

Rubber-Clay Nanocomposites: Science, Technology, and Applications

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 305-342

  Reincke, Katrin ^a   Grellmann, Wolfgang ^a  

^a MARTIN LUTHER UNIVERSITY HALLE WITTENBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Composite reinforcement mechanism; Elastomer fracture behavior; Rubber fracture mechanics

Indexed keywords

EID: 84880144057     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9781118092866.ch10     Document Type: Chapter

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