Fracture Mechanics Testing of Plastics Available to Purchase
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Published:2022
Abstract
There are many different types of polymeric materials, ranging from glassy to semicrystalline polymers and even blends. Their mechanical properties range from pure elastic with very high strains to fracture (elastomers) to almost pure linear elastic (Hookian behavior) with low strains to fracture (glassy polymers). This article provides an overview of historical development of fracture behavior in polymers. It discusses the processes involved in three fracture test methods for polymers, namely linear elastic fracture mechanics, elastic-plastic fracture mechanics, and post-yield fracture mechanics.
David Arencón Osuna, Marcelo de Sousa Pais Antunes, Vera Cristina de Redondo Realinho, José Ignacio Velasco, Fracture Mechanics Testing of Plastics, Characterization and Failure Analysis of Plastics, Vol 11B, ASM Handbook, Edited By Todd J. Menna, ASM International, 2022, p 298–305, https://doi.org/10.31399/asm.hb.v11B.a0006910
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