Auxetic epoxy foams produced by solid state foaming

Journal of Cellular Plastics

Volumn 52, Issue 4, 2016, Pages 441-454

  Quadrini, Fabrizio ^a   Bellisario, Denise ^a   Ciampoli, Luigi ^a   Costanza, Girolamo ^a   Santo, Loredana ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Auxetic foam; epoxy foam; Poisson's ratio; solid state foaming

Indexed keywords

EPOXY RESINS; TENSILE TESTING;

AUXETIC FOAMS; COMPLEX STRUCTURE; EPOXY FOAMS; HEXAGONAL SHAPES; HEXAGONAL STRUCTURES; INDENTATION TEST; LONGITUDINAL STRAIN; NEGATIVE POISSON'S RATIOS;

POISSON RATIO;

EID: 84976348448     PISSN: 0021955X     EISSN: 15307999     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0021955X15579456     Document Type: Article

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