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Micromechanisms of fatigue-crack advance in PVC

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The fatigue-crack propagation characteristics in poly(vinyl chloride) (PVC) are examined in terms of fracture mechanics concepts where the crack growth rate is related to the applied stress intensity factor range. The microscopic details of fatigue crack extension are examined with the aid of light optical, scanning and transmission electron microscopes. The mechanism of crack advance is found to be that of void coalescence through craze material generated in advance of the crack tip. While the craze is shown to grow continuously with cyclic loading, the crack is found to grow discontinuously in several hundred cycle increments.

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  1. Lehigh University, 18015, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, USA

    R. W. Hertzberg & J. A. Manson

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Hertzberg, R.W., Manson, J.A. Micromechanisms of fatigue-crack advance in PVC. J Mater Sci 8, 1554–1558 (1973). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00754889

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