Toughening of Plastics: Advances in Modeling and ExperimentsThis book is an overview of the current state of developments in engineering toughened plastics. New theoretical approaches and practical applications as well as advances in epoxy polymers, rubber toughening, polymer blends, and micro and macro concepts are included. |
Contents
MODELING STUDIES | 10 |
Mesoscopic Localized Deformations in RubberToughened Blends | 36 |
A MultiLevel Finite Element Method for Modeling RubberToughened | 50 |
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amorphous Argon behavior BN particles brittle Bucknall cavitated particles cavitation Charpy compression crack tip crazing crosslink CTBN curing curve decreases DGE-TMBA diameter dilatational bands ductile effect elastic epoxy resin epoxy systems equation experimental fracture energy fracture surface fracture toughness glass spheres Gurson HDPE hybrids hydrostatic stress impact modifier interparticle distance intrinsic Izod Kinloch ligament thickness linear-elastic loading macroscopic material matrix micro-voided micrograph model epoxies modulus molecular weight morphology non-linear nylon Pearson PEI/PC permission from reference phase plane plane strain plastic deformation plastic zone PMMA polymers process zone ratio Reproduced with permission rigid particles rubber modified rubber toughened samples shear bands shear yielding shown in Figure shows specimen strain rate stress concentration Stress MPa temperature tensile tension thermoplastic Toughened Plastics toughened polymers toughening mechanisms triaxial stress uniaxial volume fraction volume strain Von Mises stress yield strength yield stress