The mechanical properties of solid polymers
- 1 January 1966
- journal article
- review article
- Published by IOP Publishing in British Journal of Applied Physics
- Vol. 17 (1), 3-32
- https://doi.org/10.1088/0508-3443/17/1/302
Abstract
Several aspects of the mechanical properties of polymers are discussed. These include linear and non-linear viscoelastic behaviour, anisotropy, rubber-like elasticity, breaking and cold drawing.Keywords
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