Essential work of fracture : application for polymers showing ductile-to-brittle transition during fracture

The essential work of fracture (EWF) fails for the toughness determination of polymers showing a decrease of the specific work of fracture, as a function of the specimen ligament. This type of behaviour was observed for poly(butylene terephthalate) (PBT) and its core/shell rubber modified blend (PBT...

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Published in:Polymer bulletin (Berlin, Germany) Germany), 1999, Vol.42 (4), p.473-480
Main Authors: MOUZAKIS, D. E, KARGER-KOCSIS, J
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Applied sciences
Ductile fracture
Ductile-brittle transition
Exact sciences and technology
Fracture mechanics
J integral
Ligaments
Linear functions
Mechanical properties
Organic polymers
Physicochemistry of polymers
Polybutylene terephthalates
Polymers
Properties and characterization
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Summary:The essential work of fracture (EWF) fails for the toughness determination of polymers showing a decrease of the specific work of fracture, as a function of the specimen ligament. This type of behaviour was observed for poly(butylene terephthalate) (PBT) and its core/shell rubber modified blend (PBT/CS). It was found that this peculiar behaviour is due to a ductile-to-brittle transition (DBT) in the crack propagation phase. Experimental data were corrected by considering only the ductile-fractured specimen area. When a non linear function of the type y=a+bx−1 was applied for the corrected specific work of fracture and ligament data, the specific essential work of fracture (we) could be deduced. The latter being an inherent material toughness parameter was compared with the critical J-integral (Jc) values and a good correlation was found between them.
ISSN:0170-0839
1436-2449
DOI:10.1007/s002890050491