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It is proposed that UF-adhesive bonds can be significantly toughened by the addition of only small amounts of cellulose nanofibrils.

They discussed that brittle materials could be strengthened and toughened by the addition of the second phase materials such as fibers, provided that crack deflection occurs at the interfaces between the fibers and the matrix.

Since apart from strength, also strain to failure was found to be considerably higher, it was concluded that the UF-adhesive was possibly toughened by the addition of CNF.

Another suggestion on surface ships (which incorrectly stated no attack had yet been proven) was eventually toughened with the addition of a clause stating aggressors would be attacked, at the request of the French.

The GZ top ceramic layer was toughened by addition of nanostructured 3 mol% Y2O3 partially-stabilized ZrO2 (3YSZ) to improve fracture toughness of the matrix.

The mechanisms of toughening that were induced by the addition of the polymer-blend modifier revealed that the presence of a multiphase in the epoxy-blend polymer was a critical requirement in achieving relatively high values of GIc and Gth.

The fact that so many of the neighbors were toughened by the same experience forged tight bonds and a sense of community, residents said.

A common method for toughening thermoset resins is the addition of butadiene-acrylonitrile based rubber modifiers.

But his community, numbering about 75,000, has been toughened by a decade of persecution.

The alloy is characterized by the presence of a brittle disordered BCC phase that can be toughened by precipitation of a ductile FCC phase during homogenization heat treatment.

The addition of flax fibers with this method leads to a significant toughening of the polymers under investigation.