ISSN:
1436-2449
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Chemistry and Pharmacology
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Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science, Production Engineering, Mining and Metallurgy, Traffic Engineering, Precision Mechanics
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Physics
Notes:
Abstract. A new method for the determination of the volume fraction ν f of fibrils formed inside the crazes in polymers before their brittle fracture has been proposed. The method utilizes small-angle X-ray scattering measured on an absolute scale in combination with the precise measurement of the sample deformation. The method has been applied to the crazes in polystyrene for which the data on ν f are abundant. The result ν f = 0.26 is in good agreement with those obtained by other methods ranging ν f = 0.21 – 0.30, which confirms the validity of the proposed method.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s002890050139
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