Micron-scale indentation of amorphous and drawn PET surfaces

Autor: H. M. Pollock, C. Roques-Carmes, R. H. Ion
Rok vydání: 1990
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Zdroj: Journal of Materials Science. 25:1444-1454
ISSN: 1573-4803
0022-2461
DOI: 10.1007/bf00585463
Popis: The plastic, elastic and flow properties of the near-surface region of poly(ethylene terephthalate), either amorphous or uniaxially drawn, are measured by means of a sub-microindentation technique with continuous depth recording. The depths investigated range from 0.2 to 6 Μm. The drawn material is harder, with a larger value of elastic recovery parameter and a depth-load characteristic that indicates a departure from typical bulk behaviour. From “slow loading” tests, values of plasticity indices and of Young's modulus are derived. In “abrupt loading” tests the total recoverable deformation is greater: at depths less than 300 nm the behaviour is pseudo-plastic, while at greater depths the deformation is dominated by a Chasset-type anelastic compliance.
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