Journal of Materials Science Letters

, Volume 15, Issue 12, pp 1018–1021 | Cite as

The effect of crosslink density on the fracture toughness of core-shell modified epoxy resins

  • Fan Lu
  • H. H. Kausch
  • W. J. Cantwell
  • M. Fischer
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Keywords

Polymer Epoxy Fracture Toughness Material Processing Crosslink Density 
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© Chapman & Hall 1996

Authors and Affiliations

  • Fan Lu
    • 1
  • H. H. Kausch
    • 1
  • W. J. Cantwell
    • 2
  • M. Fischer
    • 3
  1. 1.Laboratoire de PolymeresEcole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne, LausanneEcublensSwitzerland
  2. 2.Department of Materials Science and EngineeringUniversity of LiverpoolUK
  3. 3.Materials Research, Ciba-Geigy LtdFribourgSwitzerland

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