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Stress-activated micro mechanistic deformation transitions in the failure of polyethylene

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Reynolds, P.T. Stress-activated micro mechanistic deformation transitions in the failure of polyethylene. J Mater Sci Lett 11, 244–247 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00741434

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