Phenomenological study of a single craze propagating in several glassy polymers over a wide range of temperatures

Autor: Schirrer, R., Goett, C.
Zdroj: Journal of Materials Science; September 1981, Vol. 16 Issue: 9 p2563-2570, 8p
Abstrakt: The single craze which appears at the crack tip in some amorphous polymers has been observed between — 100 and + 100° C in five different polymers. The results show that the single craze exists only between two temperatures: a certain critical temperatureTc and the glass transition temperature. In the case of oriented block co-polymers the structure also affects the formation of the craze. Below the critical temperatureTc, a multiple craze appears ahead of the crack and the fracture toughnessKc increases.
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