Abstract
A transparent ABS polymer has been tested in uni-axial tension over a range of strain rates. The effect of strain rate on the yield stress has been explored and the magnitude of the activation volume obtained. By simultaneously monitoring volume strain and longitudinal strain, the contribution of crazing to the total deformation has been derived and shown to vary with strain rate. A detailed optical and electron microscopy study of the crazing and fracture behaviour of this material has also been conducted.
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Truss, R.W., Chadwick, G.A. The tensile deformation behaviour of a transparent ABS polymer. J Mater Sci 11, 1385–1392 (1976). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00540872
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00540872