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On the toughness of thermoplastic polymer nanocomposites as assessed by the essential work of fracture (EWF) approach

J. Karger-Kocsis MTA–BME Research Group for Composite Science and Technology, Műegyetem rkp. 3, Budapest, H-1111, Hungary; Department of Polymer Engineering, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Budapest University of Technology and Economics, Műegyetem rkp. 3, Budapest, H-1111, HungaryCorrespondence[email protected]
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V.M. Khumalo Department of Polymer Technology, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Built Environment, Tshwane University of Technology, Pretoria, 0001, South Africa
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T. Bárány Department of Polymer Engineering, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Budapest University of Technology and Economics, Műegyetem rkp. 3, Budapest, H-1111, Hungary
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L. Mészáros Department of Polymer Engineering, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Budapest University of Technology and Economics, Műegyetem rkp. 3, Budapest, H-1111, Hungary
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A. Pegoretti Department of Materials Engineering and Industrial Technologies, University of Trento, Trento, I-38123, Italy
Pages 395-404 | Received 27 Feb 2013, Accepted 25 Apr 2013, Published online: 19 Jun 2013

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