Abstract
The fracture behavior of a brittle polymer, polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA) resin, under static and impact tensile loadings was studied using single-edge-cracked specimens. The impact load and displacement were measured with a Piezo sensor and a high-speed extensometer, respectively. The load and displacement diagram, i.e., the external work Uex applied to the specimen was used to determine the elastic energy Ee and non-elastic energy En due to viscoelastic and plastic deformation, and the fracture energy Ef for creating new fracture surface As. The energy-release rate was then estimated using Gf = E f/As. The values of Ee, En, E f and Gf were correlated with the fracture loads, and the two results determined for the static and impact loadings were compared to study the effect of loading conditions.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 374-379 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | Zairyo/Journal of the Society of Materials Science, Japan |
Volume | 57 |
Issue number | 4 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Apr 2008 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Materials Science(all)
- Condensed Matter Physics
- Mechanics of Materials
- Mechanical Engineering