Mechanical Properties of Nylon Harp Strings

Monofilament nylon strings with a range of diameters, commercially marketed as harp strings, have been tested to establish their long-term mechanical properties. Once a string had settled into a desired stress state, the Young’s modulus was measured by a variety of methods that probe different time-...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Nicolas Lynch-Aird, Jim Woodhouse
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2017-05-01
Series:Materials
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1996-1944/10/5/497