Effects of injection molding weld on fatigue crack resistance of CPVC at different temperatures

Journal of Materials Processing Technology

Volumn 155-156, Issue 1-3, 2004, Pages 1261-1265

  Merah, N ^a   Irfan Ul Haq, M ^b   Khan, Z ^a  

^a KING FAHD UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM AND MINERALS   (Saudi Arabia)

^b Hydro Ontario   (Canada)

Author keywords

CPVC; Crack propagation; Temperature effect; Weld line

Indexed keywords

CRACK PROPAGATION; FATIGUE OF MATERIALS; FRACTOGRAPHY; INJECTION MOLDING; PLASTICITY; THERMAL EFFECTS; CRAZING; FATIGUE CRACK PROPAGATION; WELDING;

CPVC; FCG; PLASTIC ZONE; WELD LINE;

WELDS;

CPVC; CRACK GROWTH BEHAVIOR; CRACK-GROWTH RESISTANCE; DOMINANT MECHANISM; FATIGUE CRACK RESISTANCE; FATIGUE MECHANISM; FATIGUE PROPAGATION LIFE; FRACTOGRAPHIC EXAMINATIONS; HIGH TEMPERATURE; PLASTIC ZONES; ROOM TEMPERATURE; SHEAR YIELDING; TEMPERATURE CONDITIONS; TEMPERATURE INCREASE; TEMPERATURE RANGE; WELD LINES;

EID: 10044294754     PISSN: 09240136     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmatprotec.2004.04.257     Document Type: Article

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