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Fatigue-fracture mechanism of slowly notched poly(ethylene terephthalate) polymers

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Fatigue fracture behavior of slowly notched polyethylene terephathalate (PET) polymers were investigated at temperatures close to their β transition temperatures up to well above their glass transition temperatures. Detailed characterization on the morphology of the notched roots showed that the crack tip during crack propagation became more dull with increasing testing temperature. The failure cycle (Nf) of these samples increased with increasing temperatures until it reached the α transition temperatures of PET polymers, and most of the increase in Nf is due to the increased time consumed in the initiation period. On the other hand, the initial crack growth rate increased significantly and Nf of these samples decreased dramatically as the temperature increased well above the glass transition temperature. This interesting temperature dependence of fatigue behavior is explained due to the change of molecular motion of PET polymers at this temperature range.

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    J. T. Yeh, Y. T. Lin & S. S. Huang

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Yeh, J.T., Lin, Y.T. & Huang, S.S. Fatigue-fracture mechanism of slowly notched poly(ethylene terephthalate) polymers. Polymer Bulletin 33, 361–368 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00314275

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