ISSN:
0021-8995
Keywords:
Chemistry
;
Polymer and Materials Science
Source:
Wiley InterScience Backfile Collection 1832-2000
Topics:
Chemistry and Pharmacology
,
Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science, Production Engineering, Mining and Metallurgy, Traffic Engineering, Precision Mechanics
,
Physics
Notes:
High-impact polystyrene (HIPS) and acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS) have been subject to γ irradiation in doses up to 20 and 12.5 Mrad, respectively. During tensile testing, both longitudinal extension and lateral contraction were simultaneously measured, allowing determination of volume strain, and from this to identify the relative contributions of crazing and shear yielding to the tensile deformation process. Both materials show a dose-related increase in the strain at which crazing commences, though the relative change with dose in HIPS is much greater than in ABS. However, the contribution of crazing to total deformation remains high in HIPS when compared with ABS. Shear yielding is an important deformation process in ABS and the results indicate that this is relatively unaffected by irradiation, whereas the ability to craze is severely limited. The reduced ability to craze observed in both materials is considered to be the result of crosslinking in the rubbery phase. The notched impact strength of ABS is particularly sensitive to irradiation and again reflects the reduced ability to craze observed in the tensile testing. ABS fracture surfaces examined by scanning electron microscopy display reduced ductility in the irradiated material. © 1993 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
Additional Material:
6 Ill.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/app.1993.070480117
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