Failure processes governing high-rate impact resistance of epoxy resins filled with core–shell rubber nanoparticles

Journal of Materials Science

Volumn 51, Issue 5, 2016, Pages 2347-2370

  Bain, Erich D ^a   Knorr, Daniel B ^a   Richardson, Adam D ^a   Masser, Kevin A ^a   Yu, Jian ^a   Lenhart, Joseph L ^a  

^a U S ARMY RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRITTLE FRACTURE; EPOXY RESINS; FRACTURE TOUGHNESS; GLASS TRANSITION; IMPACT RESISTANCE; POLYMERS; RUBBER; STRAIN RATE; SURFACE CHEMISTRY; TEMPERATURE;

FAILURE MECHANISM; HIGH STRAIN RATES; LOW TEMPERATURES; MATRIX DUCTILITY; PARTICULATE ADDITIVES; POLYMER COMPOSITE; RUBBER TOUGHENING; TOUGHENING MECHANISMS;

FRACTURE;

EID: 84953355480     PISSN: 00222461     EISSN: 15734803     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10853-015-9544-5     Document Type: Article

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