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A semi-empirical unified model of strain fatigue life for insulation plastics

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The paper focuses on modeling the strain fatigue lives of three commonly used cable insulation polymers, namely (1) polyvinyl chloride, (2) crosslinked polyethylene, and (3) polyphenylene ether under selected strain and temperature ranges. On the basis of results obtained from their fatigue tests, Coffin–Manson model, mean/maximum strain fatigue model, and a set of new semi-empirical equations were applied to establish the relationship between fatigue lives and strains. The unified strain model, herein we name it the Wei–Wong model, is developed to predict the fatigue lives of three polymers studied and their prediction capability was examined using our experimental data. It was found that the proposed Wei–Wong model can provide a better life prediction compared to the experimental data and other methods in the literature at selected temperatures, namely −40, 25, and 65 °C.

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The authors wish to thank Pei Chen and Paul Lam for assisting in the preparation of this manuscript.

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Wei, X., Wong, SC. & Bandaru, S. A semi-empirical unified model of strain fatigue life for insulation plastics. J Mater Sci 45, 326–333 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10853-009-3938-1

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