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Improvement of the test procedure of an environmental stress cracking resistance test of high-density polyethylene

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  1. Department of Mechanical Engineering, Korea University, Seoul, Korea

    B. H. Choi (assistant professor)

  2. The Dow Chemical Company, Freeport, TX, Bahamas

    M. Cassiday (Olefin Elsatomers team leader) & P. Jimenez (senior research leader)

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Choi, B.H., Cassiday, M. & Jimenez, P. Improvement of the test procedure of an environmental stress cracking resistance test of high-density polyethylene. Exp Tech 33, 43–51 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1747-1567.2008.00366.x

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