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    Falling Weight Impact Tests

    Several variants of the falling weight impact test have been used to assess the impact behaviour of polymers and polymer products. Table 1 gives a list of current test methods included in the ASTM Standards fo...

    P. E. Reed in Mechanical Properties and Testing of Polymers (1999)

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    Falling Weight Impact Testing Principles

    The falling weight impact test (or dart drop test) is one of the methods used to assess the impact properties of polymers (see Fast Fracture in Polymers and Impact and Rapid Crack Propagation Measurement Techniqu...

    L. Warnet, P. E. Reed in Mechanical Properties and Testing of Polymers (1999)

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    Falling Weight Impact Testing Equipment

    Fig. 1 shows the elements of an instrumented falling weight impact (IFWIM) testing system (see Falling Weight Impact Testing Principles). The equipment usually includes

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    L. Warnet, P. E. Reed in Mechanical Properties and Testing of Polymers (1999)

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    The Use of Modern Methods in the Development of Calcium Carbonate Inhibitors for Cooling Water Systems

    Cooling water systems represent the single largest area of industrial water use. Most of these systems operate by evaporative cooling, allowing the system water to become supersaturated with respect to dissolv...

    R. V. Davis, P. W. Carter, M. A. Kamrath… in Mineral Scale Formation and Inhibition (1995)

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    Deformation of Cross-Linked Polymers Below Tg

    Tensile tests were carried out on oriented elastomers in the glassy condition, and the deformation process was monitored by ESR. Both the nature and quantity of radicals formed are discussed. It is found that ...

    E. H. Andrews, P. E. Reed in Deformation and Fracture of High Polymers (1973)