Original Article
  • Evaluation of Yield Surfaces of Epoxy Polymers Considering the Influence of Crosslinking Ratio: A Molecular Dynamics Study

  • Jinyoung Kim*, Hyungbum Park*†

  • * Department of Mechanical Engineering, Incheon National University

  • 분자동역학 해석 기반 가교율에 따른 에폭시 폴리머의 항복 표면 형상 평가

  • 김진영*· 박형범*†

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Correspondence to

  • Hyungbum Park

  • Department of Mechanical Engineering, Incheon National University

  • E-mail: gamamle@inu.ac.kr