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Fracture Properties of Polymers at Cryogenic Temperatures

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Advances in Cryogenic Engineering Materials

Part of the book series: An International Cryogenic Materials Conference Publication ((ACRE,volume 40))

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The cryogenic fracture behavior has been investigated on several thermo — plastic polymers: HDPE, PS and PC. The stress intensity factor and the critical energy release rate have been measured as a function of the deformation rate at 4.2 K and 77 K. Due to the brittleness of polymers at low temperatures almost unstable crack propagation has been observed even at extremely low deformation rates. The crack propagation is discontinuous. Crack arrest occurs by adiabatic heating of the crack tip.

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  1. Kernforschungszentrum Karlsruhe, Institute of Material Research II, Karlsruhe, Germany

    G. Hartwig

  2. Now with ContiTech. Holding GmbH, Hannover, Germany

    T. Saatkamp

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  1. Cryogenic Materials, Inc., Boulder, Colorado, USA

    Richard P. Reed

  2. U.S. Department of Commerce, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Boulder, Colorado, USA

    Fred R. Fickett

  3. National High Magnetic Field Laboratory, Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida, USA

    Leonard T. Summers

  4. MS Publications, Boulder, Colorado, USA

    M. Stieg

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Hartwig, G., Saatkamp, T. (1994). Fracture Properties of Polymers at Cryogenic Temperatures. In: Reed, R.P., Fickett, F.R., Summers, L.T., Stieg, M. (eds) Advances in Cryogenic Engineering Materials . An International Cryogenic Materials Conference Publication, vol 40. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-9053-5_142

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