Effect of precracking method on KIc results for medium-density polyethylene tested under cryogenic condition

Polymer Testing

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 667-673

  Peres, Fabiano M ^a   Schön, Cláudio G ^b   Tarpani, José R ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDADE TECNOLÓGICA FEDERAL DO PARANÁ   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Fracture toughness; Polymer testing; Specimen precracking

Indexed keywords

BRITTLE FAILURES; CRYOGENIC CONDITIONS; FRACTURE TOUGHNESS TESTING; LINEAR ELASTIC; NOTCH-ROOT; PHYSICAL MEANINGS; POLYMER TESTING; PRE-CRACKING; RAZOR BLADES; SPECIMEN PRECRACKING; STABLE CRACK GROWTH;

CRACK TIPS; CRYOGENICS; FRACTURE TESTING; POLYETHYLENES; THERMOPLASTICS;

FRACTURE TOUGHNESS;

EID: 77954524931     PISSN: 01429418     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.polymertesting.2010.05.006     Document Type: Article

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