Manufacturing engineering and mechanical properties of plastic parts

PUBLICATIONS

PUBLICATIONS 2010-2016

• “Changes in tribological performance of high molecular weight high density polyethylene induced by the addition of molybdenum disulphide particles”. Valeria Pettarin, Maria Jose Churruca, Dávid Felhös, Joseph Karger-Kocsis and Patricia Maria Frontini. Wear 269 (2010) 31–45.

• “Editorial corner – a personal view Is there any chance for injection molding polypropylene nanocomposites” , P. M. Frontini, A. S. Pouzada eXPRESS Polymer Letters. 2011, 5(8), 661-661.

• “Determination of the Drucker-Prager parameters of polymers exhibiting pressure- sensitive plastic behaviour by depth sensing indentation”. R. Seltzer, P.M. Frontini, A. Csilino, Y-W Mai. International Journal of Mechanical Sciences Ms. Ref. No.: IJMS-09598R1. International Journal of Mechanical Sciences, Volume 53, Issue 6, June 2011, Pages 471-478.Changes

• “Creep behaviour of injection moulded polyamide 6/organoclay nanocomposites by nanoindentation and cantilever-bending”. Rocio Seltzer, Yiu-Wing Mai and Patricia M. Frontini Composites Part B Engineering: Nanomechanics & Nanocomposites: Mechanical behaviors. Available online 3 November 2011Composites: Part B 43 (2012) 83–89.

• “Non linear Fracture Mechanics of Polymers: Load Separation and Normalization Methods. Engineering Fracture Mechanics”, P. M. Frontini, L. A. Fasce, F. Rueda. (2012), 79, 389-414

• “Numerical tool to model collapse of polymeric liners in pipelines”. Federico Rueda, José Luis Otegui , Patricia Frontini. Engineering Failure Analysis. Volume 20, March 2012, 25–34.

• “Depth Sensing Indentation of PEO-Si/SiO2 Hybrid Coatings Deposited Onto PVC Substrate”. Laura Alejandra Fasce, Rocío Seltzer and Patricia Frontini. Surface and Coatings Technology Surface and Coatings Technology, 2012, 210, 62-70.

• “Toughness distribution in complex PP/nanoclay injected mouldings”. Valeria Pettarin, Florencia Brun, Julio C. Viana, Antonio S. Pouzada, Patricia M. Frontini. Composites Science and Technology 74 (2013) 28–36.

• “Uni- and biaxial impact behaviour of double-gated nanoclay-reinforced polypropylene injection mouldings”. Valeria Pettarin, Gastón Viau, Laura Fasce, Julio C. Viana, Antonio J. Pontes, Patricia M. Frontini, Antonio S. Pouzada. Polymer Engineering & Science.Volume 53, Issue 4, pages 724–733, April 2013.

• “Morphology-performance relationship of polypropylene-nanoclay composites processed by shear controlled injection moulding”. Alejandra Costantino, Valeria Pettarin, Júlio Viana, António Pontes, António Pouzada and Patricia Frontini. Polymer International. Volume 62, Issue 11, pages 1589–1599, November 2013. DOI: 10.1002/pi.4543.

• “Experimental characterization and computational simulations of the low-velocity impact behaviour of polypropylene”. Juan P Torres, Patricia M Frontini and Laurentzi Aretxabaleta. Polymer International. Volume 62, Issue 11, November 2013, DOI: 10.1002/pi.4563. 2013, 7(12), 959-959.

• “Editorial corner – a personal view Hard Challenge with soft mater : understanding failure behavior”. P. M. Frontini, eXPRESS Polymer Letters Vol.7, No.12 (2013) 959.

• “Assessment of multiaxial mechanical response of rigid polyurethane foams”. V. Pettarin, L. Fasce, P.M. Frontini. Journal of Materials Engineering and Performance. ISSN 1059-9495 Volume 23. Number 2.J. of Mater Eng and Perform (2014). 23:477-485. DOI 10.1007/s11665-013-0542-y.

• “Determination of fracture toughness of propylene polymers at different operating temperatures”.Engineering Fracture Mechanics, Volume 126, August 2014, Pages 87-107. A. Salazar, P.M. Frontini, J. Rodríguez.

• “Wire Cutting Method to Assess Fracture Toughness of Gelatin Gels: Phenomenological Analysis and Limitations of Methodology”. Special Issue on Fracture Toughness in Materials Performance and Characterization Journal (2014), 3 (3) 3MPC20130071.

• “High Temperature Nanoindentation Response of RTM6 Epoxy Resin at Different Strain Rates Experimental Mechanics”. P. Frontini, S. Lotfian, M. A. Monclús, J. M. Molina-Aldaregui. (DOI) 10.1007/s11340-015-9985-4. Experimental Mechanics. June 2015, Volume 55, Issue 5, pp 851-862.

• “Application of the load separation criterion in J-testing of ductile polymers: A round-robin testing exercise”. S. Agnelli, F. Baldi, B.R.K. Blackman, L. Castellani, P.M. Frontini, L. Laiarinandrasana, A. Pegoretti, M. Rink, A. Salazar, H.A. Visse. i Polymer Testing. Final version published online: 16-APR-2015. Polymer Testing (2015), pp. 72-81. DOI information: 10.1016/j.polymertesting.2015.03.019. L. Sanchez Fellay, L. A. Fasce, M. Czerner, E. Pardo & P. M. Frontini (2015) On the Feasibility of Identifying First Order Ogden Constitutive Parameters of Gelatin Gels from Flat Punch Indentation Tests, Soft Materials, 13:4,188-200, DOI: 10.1080/1539445X.2015.1059346.

• “External pressure induced buckling collapse of high density polyethylene (HDPE) liners: FEM modeling and predictions”. Thin-Walled Structures, Volume 96, November 2015, Pages 56-63.F. Rueda, J.P. Torres, M. Machado, P.M. Frontini, J.L. Otegui.

• “Mechanical performance of double gated injected metallic looking polypropylene parts”. M.A. Costantino, V. Pettarin, A.J. Pontes, P.M. Frontini. expresspolymer letters. eXPRESS Polymer Letters Vol.9, No.11 (2015) 1040–1051.

• “Can the standard impact tests become a true materials evaluation tool?”. P. M. Frontini. 2016, 10(2), 83-83. expresspolymer letters. DOI 10.3144/expresspolymlett.2016

• “Deformation and fracture behavior of physical gelatin gel systems”. Marina Czerner, Laura A. Fasce, Josefa F. Martucci, Roxana Ruseckaite, Patricia M. Frontini PII: S0268-005X(16)30143-6 DOI: 10.1016/j.foodhyd.2016.04.007 Reference: FOOHYD 3372 Food Hydrocolloids 60 (2016) 299e307

• “Deformation and failure of semicrystalline polymers under dynamic tensile and biaxial impact loading”. J.P. Torres, P.M. Frontini, M. Machado, Z. Major .International Journal of Impact Engineering, Volume 98, December 2016, Pages 52-61.DOI: http://dx.doi.org/doi: 10.1016/j.ijimpeng.2016.08.004

• “Mechanics of polycarbonate in biaxial impact loading”. J.P. Torres , P.M. Frontini. International Journal of Solids and Structures 85–86 (2016) 125–133.

• “Buckling collapse of HDPE liners: Experimental set-up and FEM simulations”. F.Rueda, A.Marquez, J.L.Otegui, P.M.Frontini. Thin-Walled Structures 109 (2016) 103–112. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tws.2016.09.011.