The effect of cross linking density on the mechanical properties and structure of the epoxy polymers: Molecular dynamics simulation

Journal of Molecular Modeling

Volumn 19, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 3719-3731

  Shokuhfar, Ali ^a   Arab, Behrouz ^a  

^a K N TOOSI UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Cross linking; Epoxy polymer; Mechanical properties; Molecular dynamics; Radial distribution function

Indexed keywords

4,4' ISOPROPYLIDENEDIPHENOL; DIETHYLENETRIAMINE; POLYMER;

ARTICLE; BINOCULAR CONVERGENCE; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; COMPRESSION; CORRELATION FUNCTION; COVALENT BOND; CROSS LINKING; DENSITY; ENTROPY; HIGH TEMPERATURE; HYDROGEN BOND; MECHANICAL PROPERTY; MECHANICAL STRESS; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; PHYSICAL PHENOMENA; POISSON DISTRIBUTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIGIDITY; SHEAR STRENGTH; STATIC ELECTRICITY; STRETCHING; TORSION; YOUNG MODULUS;

EID: 84882912880     PISSN: 16102940     EISSN: 09485023     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00894-013-1906-9     Document Type: Article

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