ISSN:
0098-1273
Keywords:
Physics
;
Polymer and Materials Science
Source:
Wiley InterScience Backfile Collection 1832-2000
Topics:
Chemistry and Pharmacology
,
Physics
Notes:
Cast samples of a phenol-formaldehyde polymer with a crack of length defined by a metallic foil inclusion were fractured in tension. The stress at fracture was inversely proportional to the square root of the crack length, in agreement with the Griffith equation for brittle fracture. The behavior did not conform to the Griffith equation with respect to the experimental value of surface free energy, which was several orders of magnitude higher than a theoretically calculated value. However, as the temperature of tensile testing was raised, the experimental value did approach the calculated value. Consistently the appearance of the fracture surface was observed to change from one showing evidence of plastic deformation at room temperature to a featureless appearance, characteristic of brittle fracture, at higher temperatures.
Additional Material:
9 Ill.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/pol.1973.180111006
