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A new approach to fracture toughness analysis and its application to ABS polymers

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 January 2011

Beta Yuhong Ni ,
Tong-Yi Zhang  and
J.C.M. Li
Beta Yuhong Ni
Affiliation:
Materials Science Program, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Rochester, Rochester, New York 14627
Tong-Yi Zhang
Affiliation:
Materials Science Program, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Rochester, Rochester, New York 14627
J.C.M. Li
Affiliation:
Materials Science Program, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Rochester, Rochester, New York 14627
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Abstract

A new approach is proposed to analyze the fracture behavior with crack tip plasticity by the use of three independent measurements: E0 is the energy required per unit length of crack front to prepare the crack just before propagation; the Ef-curve is a plot of the energy required to produce a unit area of fractured surface versus the crack length; and the Ka-curve is a plot of the applied stress intensity factor KIapp versus the crack length. For ABS polymers, the prefracture energy E0 is 33 Jm−1; the Ef-curve is a horizontal line of 5.2 × 104 Jm−2; and the Ka curve has three different regions which depend on the development of the plastic zone during fracture.

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Journal of Materials Research , Volume 6 , Issue 6 , June 1991 , pp. 1369 - 1373
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 1991

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