Velocity jump in the crack propagation induced on a semi-crystalline polymer sheet by constant-speed stretching
arXiv:1904.03250 · doi:10.1016/j.polymer.2019.04.009
Abstract
It has long been known for elastomers that the velocity of crack propagation jumps as a function of strain. On the other hand, such a jump has not been reported in the literature for polymers which do not exhibit a rubbery plateau in the storage-modulus plot. Here, we report observation of jumps in crack propagation for semi-crystalline polymer sheets without the rubbery plateau, as a result of pulling the sheets at a constant speed. We discuss the advantages of this crack-propagation test under constant-speed stretching and provide physical interpretation of the velocity jump observed for non-elastomer sheets on the basis of a recently proposed theory for the velocity jump in crack propagation.
arXiv comment14 pages, 4 figures,1st revised version submitted to Polymer (Elsevier)
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