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A technique is described for demonstrating the flaws at which fracture initiates in injection-moulded polystyrene. The primary flaws are shown to be the same features as occur at the foci of secondary fractures in this polymer.
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Earl, B.L., Loneragan, R.J. & Crook, M. Crack initiation in polystyrene. J Mater Sci 8, 370–372 (1973). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00550157
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